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Showtime: Join Great Lakes Now at the Thunder Bay International Film Festival
-“The Forever Chemicals” and “Wrecks Within Reach” were chosen for the Alpena event.
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APIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPFASPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWisconsinWisconsin lawmakers poised to adopt restrictions on firefighting foam
-Both the Senate and Assembly are scheduled to vote on the Republican-authored proposal Tuesday. The GOP controls both houses, making passage all but certain. The bill would go next to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, who can sign it into law or veto it.
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APIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake MichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsIndiana mulls law aiming to limit Lake Michigan beach access
-The legislation, sponsored by state Rep. Doug Miller, would give up the state’s ownership of large swaths of Indiana’s lake shoreline to adjacent private property owners if the property description in their deeds indicates the land extends to Lake Michigan.
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AuthorsEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsEfficient or Cutting Corners: Trump administration challenges significant environmental law
-The effort to modernize the landmark law has been seen by some as an attempt to bypass climate change considerations. In the Great Lakes region, the changes could have impact on the Line 5 tunnel project and other large lake projects like new locks or dam removals.
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APIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsHearing puts Minnesota agency under scrutiny over PolyMet mine permit
-Ramsey County Chief Judge John Guthmann is opening a fact-finding hearing into allegations that the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency improperly tried to suppress serious concerns by the federal Environmental Protection Agency about the PolyMet mine’s risks to clean water.
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AdvocacyChicagoIllinoisLatest NewsNewsPFASProtectScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsChemical Hitchhikers: Great Lakes microplastics may increase risk of PFAS contaminants in food web
-A University of Illinois analytical chemist found that the chemicals used in non-stick products can stick to microplastic particles in lake water.
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State, nonprofit grants to boost Detroit recycling efforts
-Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy will give the city more than $458,000. Another $325,000 is coming from The Recycling Partnership to increase participation in curbside and multifamily recycling programs.
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PFAS News Roundup: Public input in Michigan, bans on firefighting foam, legislation won’t pass Senate
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS – a group of man-made chemicals flagged as a major contaminant in sources of water across the country – in the Great Lakes region and on a national level in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Minnesota court rejects major permits for PolyMet mine
-Environmentalists celebrated the decision, while PolyMet said it would consider taking the case to the Minnesota Supreme Court and the DNR said it was considering its options.
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APEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeMichigan seeks extensive records about Line 5 from Enbridge
-In a letter to Enbridge, the state Department of Natural Resources requested documents dating back to 1953, when two 20-inch pipelines were placed across the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac.
