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AdvocacyAuthorsBudgetEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEquity and Environmental JusticeGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectNew Great Lakes governors: Fast starts, slow transitions and early divisive politics
-Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer articulated a big water agenda in her election campaign and wasted no time acting on it when she assumed office.
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AdvocacyAndrew ReevesAuthorsEquity and Environmental JusticeLake OntarioMunicipalitiesNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRegionU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsOntario government backtracks on developer-friendly bill threatening clean water
-After introducing developer-friendly legislation in December that critics claimed would rollback source drinking water protections and key aspects of the Great Lakes Protection Act, the Ontario government announced last week it would eliminate the most contentious portion of the bill.
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AdvocacyAuthorsDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFlintGary WilsonNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectThe StatesCan new crop of Great Lakes politicians turn the tide on drinking water quality?
-A new crop of politicians in the region is emerging, putting a spotlight on long-entrenched drinking water quality issues.
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AuthorsClimate ChangeDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeJames ProffittLake ErieNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRegionScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater WithdrawalsLake Erie Bill of Rights finally on ballot, then challenged again
-Although the Lucas County Board of Elections in a 3-0 vote approved the ballot initiative last month, a second protest filed the day after Christmas on behalf of Josh Abernathy is before the Ohio Supreme Court and could, ultimately, prevent the grassroots initiative from appearing on the ballot.
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AdvocacyAuthorsDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeJames ProffittLake ErieMunicipalitiesNewsOhioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWaterfront Development“Rights of Nature” initiative for Lake Erie stalls in Toledo
-An effort by residents of a Midwest city to bestow Lake Erie, its tributaries and all its watersheds some of the same rights as American citizens has faltered for a third time. If approved, organizers say it would be the first use of Rights of Nature to protect a specific ecosystem…
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AuthorsDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeEvents and Special BroadcastsFlintGreat Lakes Now On-Air SpecialsLeadMary Ellen GeistMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeVideoThe Door Flint Opened: America’s Drinking Water Crisis A Great Lakes Now Special airs Nov. 1, 9 pm on DPTV
-In this debut of the DPTV Great Lakes Bureau’s series of half-hour specials, GreatLakesNow.org examines how the Flint Water Crisis is shining a light on global water issues.
