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Climate ChangeCoal Ash ProjectEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageGroundwater ContaminationHistory and CultureIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinCracking down on coal ash: Tough talk and tough choices
-The EPA says it is getting serious about enforcing federal coal ash rules. But massive challenges remain, from recalcitrant state regulators to environmental justice conundrums to ballooning costs for ratepayers.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipHabitat RestorationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake MichiganMunicipalitiesNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsTwo Generations and $70 Million Later, Muskegon Lake Is Restored
-Muskegon Lake will soon be removed from the list of Great Lakes Areas of Concern.
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CollaborationDrinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsHow to destroy a ‘forever chemical’ – scientists are discovering ways to eliminate PFAS, but this growing global health problem isn’t going away soon
-The latest breakthrough shows how one class of PFAS can be broken down into mostly harmless components using sodium hydroxide, or lye, an inexpensive compound used in soap. It isn’t an immediate solution to this vast problem, but it offers new insight.
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Alex HillChicagoDetroitEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake OntarioLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchMapping the Great Lakes: Can you do an EV road trip around the five lakes?
-Are there enough charging stations to drive your electric vehicle to the most scenic places in the Great Lakes? Our mapping expert answers that question.
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Feature HomepageForests and PlantsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin‘I had to speak up’: Two Northwoods friends push Wisconsin DNR to protect lakeshore forests
-A retired forester and a writer say the DNR allows logging perilously close to lakes. State officials disagree.
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APEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake HuronLake MichiganMichiganNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesWisconsinJudge retains jurisdiction in lawsuit over Enbridge pipeline
-U.S. District Judge Janet Neff sided a second time with Enbridge Energy, which contends regulation of its Line 5 is a federal matter.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsSE Michigan Water main break larger than thought; boil water advisories expected until September
-The weekend break disrupted water service for hundreds of thousands of Michiganders.
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AgricultureAlgae BloomsFeature HomepageGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsVeteran algal bloom scientist calls on EPA to shift priorities from focus on practices to outcomes
-University of Michigan’s Don Scavia says Lake Erie’s continued “poor” condition is worrisome.
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APDrinking WaterIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLake HuronMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsBoil-water alert could last 2 weeks for some in SE Michigan
-A boil-water advisory could last up to two weeks for more than 130,000 people in southeastern Michigan as crews repair a water pipe break
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APClevelandEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeOhio high court upholds project to build Lake Erie wind farm
-A company can proceed with plans to build what will be the first freshwater offshore wind-powered electric-generation facility in North America.
