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Cost of a quagga and zebra mussel infestation
-A quagga and zebra mussel worst-case scenario invasion could cost an estimated $234 million per year in damages to the Montana economy.
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Invasive mussels found in aquarium moss balls sold in Montana
-It appears these moss balls were imported from Ukraine to a distributor in California and then shipped to pet stores nationwide.
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Combined Mussels: Great Lakes Now and Flathead Reservation newspaper partner to share stories
-Communities, watersheds and water systems across North America struggle with invasive mussels. A new collaboration between Great Lakes Now and Char-Koosta News will make more stories available to more people.
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Great Lakes trails become friendlier for users with disabilities
-These three Michigan trails are designed for universal access, so everyone can enjoy them.
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AgricultureAlgae BloomsCollaborationDrinking WaterFeature HomepageGroundwater ContaminationIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsTapped Out: Power, justice and water in the West
-On the West side of the United States, residents are seeing problems crop up in their waters. Great Lakes region residents will find those issues familiar.
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BudgetDrinking WaterFeature MilwaukeeGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInfrastructureLatest NewsMilwaukeeNewsPolicyWisconsinCongress’s Stealth Water Infrastructure Deal
-The American Rescue Plan Act allocated $350 billion to states, tribes, and local governments. Some of that money is available for upgrading water systems.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationDetroitFeature DetroitFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndianaInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreen Infrastructure: Cities around the Great Lakes plan for a changing future
-Rain gardens, bioretention features, adaptable parks and more are popping up all around the region.
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CollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMichigan“Water is life” is the theme of day 1 of protests to shut down Enbridge Line 5
-A little two lane road and a fence topped with barbwire was all that separated Enbridge Energy’s big Line 5 pumping station and a little park where tribal members from all over the upper Midwest gathered.
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Outside help available for oil spill, other large-scale emergencies
-If an oil spill oozed its way to Thunder Bay and onto the shores of Alpena, local responders wouldn’t have the needed equipment on hand to stop it.
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CollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeMichigan vows to seek Line 5 profits if Enbridge defies shutdown order
-In a letter Tuesday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer put Enbridge on notice that if the company keeps operating Line 5 in the Straits beyond Wednesday, the state will pursue legal action to recoup any profits Enbridge amasses from “wrongful use of the State’s property.”