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Posted inClimate Change, Drinking Water, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Is the Line 5 tunnel a bridge to Michigan’s energy future or a bad deal?

by Bridge Michigan April 1, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Policy, Politics, Region, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Canada Speaks: In Enbridge Line 5 debate, Canadian representatives point to the impact on their economy

by Natasha Blakely March 17, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Policy, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

Air, Wind, Solar: In the Great Lakes region, energy stands out in President Biden’s efforts

by Dave Spratt March 16, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate Change, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Indiana, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Ontario, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Q&A with energy secretary Granholm, Indiana environmental bills struggle, Ontario rate payers prepare for hike

by Natasha Blakely March 7, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Feature Detroit, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: From the Rouge River to Persian Gulf, oil spill cleanups are handled by a Detroit company

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now March 1, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Deja vu — former Michigan elected official leads national energy policy, again

by Great Lakes Echo February 15, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Infrastructure, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Region, Water Quality, Water Withdrawals, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Dispute between two Waukeshas over Lake Michigan diversion, Ontario infrastructure grants

by Grace Dempsey February 12, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

With Line 5 closure, a ‘game of chicken’ over how to heat Upper Peninsula

by Bridge Michigan December 17, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Energy News Roundup: Recognition of tribal treaties, Michigan Green Bank, former Upper Peninsula mine sites

by Ian Wendrow December 10, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Illinois, Industry, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Energy News Roundup: Climate Jobs Illinois, Line 3, natural gas in Minnesota

by Ian Wendrow October 30, 2020

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  • North Bay’s PFAS problem: 5 things to know about a ‘forever chemicals’ hotspot in Ontario
    In a small northern city, citizens have launched a class-action lawsuit over decades-old PFAS pollution. The city and federal government, meanwhile, are working on a $122-million clean-up.
  • Enbridge to Pay $275K Settlement for 2019 Wisconsin Spill After DOJ Action
    The Wisconsin Department of Justice announced a $275,000 settlement Thursday with energy firm Enbridge for alleged violations of the state’s spills law over a 2019 spill in Jefferson County.
  • Scientists have a new tool in the fight against toxic algal blooms: buoys
    University of Toledo researchers have developed a system of buoys that slowly release algaecide into the surrounding water.

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