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CollaborationGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWetland banks save cities, townships, and counties money for building roads
-Buying wetlands on the commercial market is expensive. The state of Michigan set up a program to give municipal road agencies a way to mitigate damage to wetlands more cheaply.
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Algae BloomsCollaborationGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsNewsOhioWater Quality and Restoration EffortsUS EPA okays Ohio plan to reduce toxic cyanobacterial blooms; Environmentalists say it won’t work
-Environmentalists say the Ohio plan will not work because it doesn’t hold agriculture responsible for the runoff from fields using manure from factory farms as fertilizer.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchIn warming Great Lakes, climate triage means some cold waters won’t be saved
-Government officials begin the grim task of prioritizing which cold lakes and rivers to sacrifice — or save — as the climate changes. Not all cold-water loving fish may survive in the northern Great Lakes region.
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WATCH: Supreme court un-protects many U.S. wetlands
-There is concern about millions of acres of wetlands across America, including the Great Lakes region, following a U.S. Supreme Court decision.
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CollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsEnbridge: Federal review of Line 5 tunnel permit is ‘inexplicably lethargic’
-The Canadian energy giant pleads with Michigan officials to intervene, saying federal authorities are slow-walking their review of a key permit needed to build a tunnel in a pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac.
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Climate change is harming Michigan hunting and fishing, groups warn lawmakers
-Michigan’s wild places are under threat as warmer temperatures cause species to migrate northward and rivers to overheat. Advocates called for more resources to protect Michigan’s fish and game from those changes.
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Clock ticks for water utilities to join national PFAS settlements
-A decision is needed soon for funds to remove toxic chemicals from drinking water.
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CollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsMichiganNewsPoints NorthScience, Technology, ResearchPoints North: We Got Jellyfish!
-Freshwater jellyfish have been in inland lakes and rivers throughout the Great Lakes region since 1933. But a century after their discovery, we still don’t know much about the elusive creatures. A team of student scientists is trying to change that.
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What do Michigan rattlers chow down?
-Massasaugas strongly prefer small mammal prey, yet individuals occasionally consume other prey, including amphibians, reptiles and birds.
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CollaborationGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsPFASWater Quality and Restoration EffortsState of Michigan sues Gerald R. Ford Airport Authority for PFAS pollution
-The Michigan Attorney General’s office sued the Grand Rapids airport authority on behalf of EGLE over a dispute on responsibility for PFAS contamination.
