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COVID-19Energy News RoundupIan WendrowIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioGreat Lakes Energy News Roundup: Ohio nuclear bailout bill repeal, COVID-19 energy crises in Michigan
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly headline roundup.
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CollaborationDrinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedIndianaLatest NewsNewsPFASResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsIndiana universities receive grants to study PFAS impact on water quality
-The Indiana University and Purdue teams will look at major sources of PFAS contamination, fate and transport in rural areas.
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Michigan House OKs spending on jobless benefits, flood costs
-Included in the bill is $6 million that would be a match for federal funds to clean up and respond to the Midland dam failure in May.
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APGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsTrump administration finalizes coal plant pollution rollback
-The change allows utilities to use cheaper technologies and take longer to comply with pollution reduction guidelines.
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CollaborationGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsNew global standards for mine waste won’t prevent dam failures, critics say
-The standards face criticism for failing to include enforcement mechanisms or penalties for companies falling short of requirements.
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Climate ChangeCOVID-19DetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitLatest NewsMichiganNewsWisconsinIntersecting Crises: Fighting for climate justice in a pandemic
-Both climate change and COVID-19 are environmental justice issues, but fighting one in the middle of another poses challenges for advocates.
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Lake Michigan Water Pipeline: Waukesha receives federal loan for water supply project
-The plan to divert water from Lake Michigan to Waukesha had initially proved controversial.
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Travel Teams: How do Great Lakes island schools get their athletes to games?
-It takes traveling by bus, ferry, airplane, snowmobile and horse taxi to get basketball teams from four schools to their games.
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Announcer: Put-in-Bay School basketball team plays in honor of beloved announcer
-A Lake Erie island community turned tragedy into fundraising, building awareness and motivation for students.
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Thousands allowed to bypass environmental rules in pandemic
-AP’s two-month review found that waivers were granted in more than 3,000 cases.
