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Category: Equity and Environmental Justice

Posted inAdvocacy, Equity and Environmental Justice, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, The States

Michigan advocates hail ‘groundbreaking’ settlement to civil rights complaint over hazardous waste facility

by Planet Detroit September 5, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inEquity and Environmental Justice, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Tribal Governments and First Nations

‘These are not your lands to give away’: 6 First Nations take Ontario to court over mining law

by The Narwhal August 30, 2024
Posted inAdvocacy, Chicago, Climate Change, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature-Chicago, Featured, Illinois, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research

Chicago teachers demand climate solutions in their next contract

by Grist August 9, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Detroit, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Gary Wilson, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Detroit legislator takes the long view on Michigan’s water affordability struggles

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now July 22, 2024
Posted inEquity and Environmental Justice, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Tribal Governments and First Nations, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Seneca Nation Sues City for More than 450,000 Gallons of Wastewater Overflow

by Native News Online July 19, 2024
Posted inEquity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Waves of Change

Waves of Change: Meet Environmental Justice Public Advocate Regina Strong

by Great Lakes Now July 9, 2024
Posted inAP, Article, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Flint, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Children of Flint water crisis make change as young environmental and health activists

by The Associated Press April 25, 2024
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Gary Wilson, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Who We Are and What We Do

Line 5 activist group wants Gov. Whitmer to “be an advocate” for shutdown

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now April 17, 2024
Posted inChicago, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature-Chicago, Featured, Illinois, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region

In Chicago, one neighborhood is fighting gentrification and climate change at the same time

by Grist April 11, 2024
Posted inEquity and Environmental Justice, Guest Article, Indiana, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region

Indiana attorney general fights EPA rule that would reduce pollution on Indy’s west side

by Mirror Indy April 9, 2024

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  • Supreme Court sides with Nessel in Line 5 jurisdiction dispute
    Enbridge had sought to move Nessel’s Line 5 shutdown case into federal court, where the company was expected to get more favorable treatment. But justices unanimously ruled that the company missed the deadline to do so.
  • The river flooded the sidewalk and trees on Island Park - Grand Ledge, Michigan, march 2026
    Extreme rain on snow is testing aging dams across Michigan and Wisconsin — this is the future in a warming world
    Days of intense rain and snowmelt overwhelmed old dams and breached roads, forcing evacuations. Nearly half the counties in Michigan — often seen as a climate haven — were under a state of emergency.

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