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Michigan Senate passes bills with major impact on the Great Lakes
-GOP leaders and Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder are trying to finalize the Line 5 Tunnel agreement before Gov.-elect Gretchen Whitmer, takes office in January.
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From MLive: DEQ approves 48 new anchor supports on Line 5
-By Michael Kransz mkransz@mlive.com LANSING,…
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Chicago water agency greenlights road in pristine suburban space
-The Chicago Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD), recently voted to allow a road to be built through Isabella Woods that would serve the needs of private real estate development.
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Full Senate vote on Enbridge Line 5 tunnel proposal delayed
-A Senate committee has approved a proposal that would move forward Gov. Rick Snyder’s agreement with Enbridge for a tunnel to encase the Line 5 pipeline beneath the Straits of Mackinac.
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Another blow in the fight to save Lake Erie
-Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s effort to protect the future of Lake Erie from harmful algal blooms was dealt a serious blow when the Ohio Soil and Water Conservation Commission declined to move forward in designating eight watersheds in northwest Ohio as “distressed.”
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Water School
-All across the Great Lakes Region, from large cities to small rural towns, new problems are emerging involving water contamination. Many of the issues involve drinking water. And yet some officials don’t know much about how water systems work. Michigan State University is offering up a solution called “Michigan Water School: Essential Resources for Local Officials.”
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U.S. Senate moves toward fighting aquatic invasive species
-In a bipartisan move, the U.S. Senate last week passed legislation that authorizes funding for the U.S. Coast Guard and, following years of debate, changes ballast water regulation by setting a national standard for discharges.
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Answers to some questions about the Line 5 tunnel
-Here’s what officials – and Michigan’s new Governor-elect – are saying about the pipeline’s future Since last month’s announcement that…
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Great Lakes Charter Captains become Lake Advocates
-The pressure is on, and a handful of charter captains on the lakes work hard to ensure a satisfactory future for the lakes, the fisheries and those who count on them for a living and for recreation.
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Trump approves increased use of ethanol for gasoline
-Trump announced that he has directed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to develop a rule that would allow the sale of gasoline with 15 percent ethanol between June and September.
