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From Bridge Magazine: Michigan Republicans kill Gov. Whitmer’s environmental overhaul plan
-The Republican-controlled Legislature killed Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s plan to reorganize Michigan’s environmental agency. It’s only the second time that has happened since 1963.
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From Bridge Magazine: New Midwest governors spur hope for regional fight against climate change
-Besides Gretchen Whitmer in Michigan, new governors in Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota and Wisconsin have vowed all vowed take action on global warming. That’s prompted some to wonder whether they could join forces on policy or other practices related to climate change. After all, it’s happened before.
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New Trump mercury emission plan criticized for putting gains at risk, exposing Great Lakes
-the Trump administration proposed modification to the Obama-era regulation governing mercury emissions that if adopted, would say the cost of regulating emissions is not supported by the health benefits.
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Year-end U.S. Environmental Protection Agency moves impact Great Lakes
-While the spotlight on the Great Lakes was focused on the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline and other Michigan legislation, the Trump administration was taking action with Great Lakes implications.
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Snyder reflects on his Great Lakes record in one-on-one interview
-In a private interview with Detroit Public Television’s Great Lakes Now, outgoing Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder said he is proud of his Great Lakes accomplishments during his eight-year tenure as governor.
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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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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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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.
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Going Green on the Great Lakes
-Maria Gallucci is the 2017-2018 Energy Journalism Fellow at the University of Texas – Austin. She spent the last year of her life in intense research and study of the maritime industry and its potential to transform energy use to cleaner fuels to become more sustainable for the future.
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What did reporters ask about the New Enbridge Line 5 Tunnel Agreement?
-State officials briefed reporters on a conference call today about the agreement with Enbridge Inc. for pipeline improvements, and then…
