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Posted inAP, Article, History and Culture, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Michigan, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Michigan, News, Protect, Region, Shipping and Ports

Group works to protect Michigan’s Point Betsie Lighthouse

by The Associated Press February 18, 2020
Posted inAP, Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, New York, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region

Some worry if New York’s coming plastic bag ban is enough

by The Associated Press February 17, 2020
Posted inAP, Article, Cleveland, Climate Change, News, Ohio, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Science, Technology, Research

Ohio wants to put Lake Erie on a new, strict pollution diet

by The Associated Press February 14, 2020
Posted inAP, Article, Budget, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Lake Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Wisconsin governor seeks federal disaster declaration for 3 counties

by The Associated Press February 12, 2020
Posted inAP, Article, Budget, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region

Millions needed to fix Michigan roads damaged by high water

by The Associated Press February 12, 2020
Posted inAP, Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Factory farms provide abundant food, but environment suffers

by The Associated Press February 10, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Article, Authors, Drinking Water, Grand Rapids, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Michigan, Natasha Blakely, PFAS, Protect, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Before the PFAS-related consent decree takes effect, the public can comment at hearings and online

by Natasha Blakely February 7, 2020
Posted inAP, Article, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Michigan, News, Region

High water wreaks havoc on Great Lakes, swamping communities

by The Associated Press February 7, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAP, Article, Chicago, Illinois, Lake Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region

Chicago flooding spurs local, state disaster proclamations

by The Associated Press February 7, 2020
Posted inAP, Article, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Huron, Michigan, News, Ontario, Region

Canadian company seeks new site to bury nuclear waste

by The Associated Press February 6, 2020

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