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Road Trip: Michigan lawmakers head to Illinois to talk carp prevention
The Army Corps briefs the congressional delegation on its plan to deter the Asian carp invasion. “All the pieces are in place,” says Sen. Stabenow.
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AdvocacyAuthorsBlue EconomyClevelandEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature ClevelandIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentJohn HartigNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeTourismWaterfront Development
Great Lakes Moment: The event that transformed Cleveland’s Flats and influenced national policy
- by John HartigIt’s been five decades since the most famous of the fires on Cleveland’s River. Since then, the cleanup of the Cuyahoga River has also led to the transformation of the Cleveland Flats from an industrial wasteland into a community where nature, commerce, and industry live together.
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AdvocacyAuthorsBlue EconomyBudgetEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeGary WilsonGreat Lakes CommissionIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Agency Overhaul: Great Lakes agenda to be foundation for reorganized state office
Is the recent renaming of Michigan’s Department of Environmental Quality an attempt to shed the shame or baggage of the Flint Water Crisis? Does it signal a significant change of course from the previous administration? Here’s what the administrator of the newly named office of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy told Great Lakes Now.
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer: “Michigan has to lead on Great Lakes issues”
Great Lakes Now recently interviewed Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at a meeting of Great Lakes governors and Canadian premiers in Milwaukee.
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AuthorsDetroitDrinking WaterEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPFASPolicyWaterfront Development
Superfund Sites: New Detroit River site added for threats of PCB, metal, cyanide contamination
The former McLouth Steel Corporation site in Trenton, Michigan, was added to the Superfund list in May because of its risk to the Detroit River.
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AdvocacyAuthorsDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeNatasha BlakelyNewsPolicyProtectResourceWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater Withdrawals
Sustainable Brands Day 4: It ended with a dance performance
- by Natasha BlakelyOn the final day of the Sustainable Brands 2019 conference, discussions on policy, water challenges and advocacy continued.
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Algae BloomsAuthorsEquity and Environmental JusticeNatasha BlakelyNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtect
Algae Map: Nonprofit group creates map tracking algae bloom outbreaks from 2010 to now
- by Natasha BlakelyEnvironmental Working Group released a map tracking all reported toxic algae bloom outbreaks.
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AuthorsEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeNatasha BlakelyNewsProtectResourceScience, Technology, Research
Sustainable Brands Day 3: Changing behaviors, Forever Chemicals and renewable energy
- by Natasha BlakelyOn day three of the Sustainable Brands conference, Great Lakes Now screened its PFAS documentary before an audience Q&A.
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Sustainable Brands Day 2: Great Lakes Now takes a look at the plastic problem
- by Natasha BlakelyCollaboration and engagement were pinpointed as key to tackling the issue of plastic waste on the second day of Sustainable Brands in Detroit.
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Sanctuaries in Sight: The solo national marine sanctuary in the Great Lakes could be joined by three more
- by Natasha BlakelyNOAA is looking for public input on a potential new national marine sanctuary in the southeast corner of Lake Ontario.
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