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ChicagoCOVID-19Drinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFeature-ChicagoGary WilsonIllinoisLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Priority Shift: Great Lakes exec moves environmental justice to top of list
-Ending water shutoffs, redefining a restored Great Lakes displace legacy issues for president of the nonpartisan nonprofit Alliance for the Great Lakes.
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ClevelandClimate ChangeDetroitEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature ClevelandFeature DetroitIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
Air, Wind, Solar: In the Great Lakes region, energy stands out in President Biden’s efforts
-What sort of impact could President Biden’s executive orders and his various campaign promises have on the Great Lakes region?
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APEquity and Environmental JusticeGroundwater ContaminationNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
Senate confirms Fudge to lead housing agency, Regan for EPA
-The Senate confirmed Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development and North Carolina regulator Michael Regan to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationEquity and Environmental JusticeInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental Justice
Building Resilience in Rural America
-People in rural communities are often hit disproportionately hard by natural hazards. That’s an issue for the Great Lakes region, which is made up of a lot more than just urban areas like Chicago, Cleveland or Duluth.
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APDrinking WaterEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEquity and Environmental JusticeIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsTribal Governments and First Nations
Enbridge Line 3 divides Indigenous lands, people
-As the Line 3 pipeline cuts across Native lands in northern Minnesota, the project has brought not just jobs but controversy and discord into the most intimate spheres of spirituality, family and community.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationEquity and Environmental JusticeLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
Youth climate activists want an official seat at the table in Biden’s White House
-Young climate activists were key players in Joe Biden’s November victory. But will Biden give them decision-making power?
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
Speaking of Water: How Can the Biden Administration Deliver on Environmental Justice Pledges?
-The Biden administration wants to correct a legacy of pollution and under-investment in low-income neighborhoods and communities of color. Two veterans of the U.S. environmental justice movement discuss how to do that.
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Climate ChangeDetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitGary WilsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental Justice
Excited about Biden: Detroit advocate hopeful on environmental justice progress after decades of inertia
-Michelle Martinez, acting executive director and statewide coordinator for Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition, spoke to Great Lakes Now about her history with Detroit, environmental justice and the new president.
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Climate ChangeCOVID-19Equity and Environmental JusticeGary WilsonLatest NewsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
Rollbacks, Climate, Justice: Environmental attorney on Biden’s commitments, opportunities and challenges
-To help understand the policy and political challenges the new president-elect faces, Great Lakes Now talked with University of Detroit Mercy environmental law professor Nick Schroeck.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature MilwaukeeLatest NewsMilwaukeeNew YorkNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
Who in the U.S. Is in ‘Plumbing Poverty’? Mostly Urban Residents, Study Says
-Not everyone in the country has piped water at home. Study authors argue that water access in the U.S. is inseparable from housing and social inequality.