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Highlights of Ohio governor’s proposed 2-year spending plan
-The budget includes nearly $250 million toward efforts to clean up toxic algae in Lake Erie and $100 million to help farmers prevent nutrient runoff.
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APClimate ChangeLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsBiden environmental challenge: Filling vacant scientist jobs
-Employment data shows more than 670 science jobs lost at the EPA, 150 at the U.S. Geological Survey and 231 at the Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Wisconsin recording snow depth totals not seen in 10 years
-Combined with heavy snow from Tuesday, there are snow depth totals above 15 inches in many areas near Lake Michigan.
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Forever Chemicals FeaturedIllinoisIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNatasha BlakelyNew YorkNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeTraverse CityWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: PFAS found in Indigenous household wells, Wisconsin experimental treatment fails, WDNR fish concerns
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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DetroitDetroit RiverFeature DetroitFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsGreat Lakes Moment: Beavers come knocking at the Detroit River’s former Black Lagoon
-Few people thought that the return of beavers to Ellias Cove would ever be possible.
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ChicagoFeature-ChicagoIllinoisIndianaInfrastructureLake MichiganLatest NewsMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater WithdrawalsDrinking Water News Roundup: Joliet picks Chicago, Minnesota road salt, Ohio EPA loans
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Michigan approves Great Lakes oil pipeline tunnel permits
-The decision, a victory for Enbridge Inc., comes as the Canadian company resists Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s demand to shut down its 68-year-old line in the Straits of Mackinac.
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Enbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNatasha BlakelyNewsEGLE Permits: Michigan agency approves permits needed for Enbridge tunnel project
-Aside from the permits from EGLE, Enbridge still needs permits from the Michigan Public Service Commission and the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeFish, Birds and AnimalsLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsGreat Lakes seeing low ice cover compared to this time last year
-Currently, around 2.4% of the Great Lakes are covered by ice, concentrated in the Green Bay region off Lake Michigan and Saginaw Bay in Lake Huron.
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Algae BloomsInvasive SpeciesLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLatest NewsLorraine BoissoneaultMinnesotaNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMussel-Phosphorus Puzzle: Invasive mussels are reshaping the chemistry of the Great Lakes
-A new study measures the impact quagga and zebra mussels are having on the phosphorus cycle, which is a major player in the Great Lakes ecosystem.
