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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Illinois, Industry, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Great Lakes Energy News Roundup: Ohio wind power in Lake Erie, solar projects stall in Illinois, major Wisconsin coal plant to close

by Ian Wendrow May 28, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Industry, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality, Water Withdrawals, Who We Are and What We Do

Pollution, Permits: Enbridge, Michigan grapple with Line 5 tunnel project

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now May 27, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate Change, COVID-19, Industry, Latest News, News, Pennsylvania, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Four environmental issues in the Pittsburgh region to keep your eyes on in the age of COVID-19

by PublicSource May 15, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Illinois, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Energy News Roundup: DTE Energy rate hike, Chicago firm fined for polluting canal

by Ian Wendrow May 14, 2020
Posted inCOVID-19, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Industry, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region

In Minnesota, an innovative virtual approach to home energy inspections

by Energy News Network May 11, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Forests and Plants, Habitat Restoration, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Permit Pause: Michigan regulatory agency wants more info on Line 5

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now May 11, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, COVID-19, Culture, Freighters, Industry, Lake Erie, Lake Superior, Latest News, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Shipping and Ports, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Fishing and Freighters: Great Lakes industries take COVID-19 economic hit

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now April 29, 2020
Posted inClimate Change, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Industry, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Shipping and Ports, Wisconsin

As energy use changes in the Great Lakes, so too does the world’s largest freshwater port

by MinnPost April 28, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Industry, Lake Superior, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research

In the ‘climate refuge’ city of Duluth, a fight brews over the hometown utility

by MinnPost April 24, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Indiana, Industry, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Shipwrecks, Waterfront Development

Shrinking Shorelines: Climate change-related erosion threatens Great Lakes coasts

by Indiana Public Broadcasting April 23, 2020November 9, 2025

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    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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