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Category: Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice

Posted inAlgae Blooms, Article, Audio, Budget, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Ohio EPA calls western Lake Erie ‘impaired’

by Great Lakes Today March 23, 2018
Posted inBudget, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect

Drilling underway near the Line 5 Pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac

by Mary Ellen Geist March 16, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inBudget, Drinking Water, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Water Withdrawals

Water wars resume in Wisconsin over Foxconn deal

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now March 12, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inBudget, Drinking Water, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Great Lakes advocates hit D.C. to pitch for funding and priorities

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now March 7, 2018
Posted inBudget, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect

Water alliance takes case for investment to Capitol Hill

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now March 6, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inAsian Carp, Budget, Invasive Species, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Science, Technology, Research

Former Great Lakes exec campaigns for “wholistic” approach to water issues

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now February 26, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inArticle, Budget, Drinking Water, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Video, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Grassroots water advocates, Midwest cities at odds on lead

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now February 19, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inBudget, Drinking Water, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

The Great Lakes lose out.. again

by Mary Ellen Geist February 13, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inBudget, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect

PM Trudeau: “You have to protect the environment”

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now February 12, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inArticle, Budget, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect

New leadership for the Great Lakes in 2018

by Mary Ellen Geist February 6, 2018November 10, 2025

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    Dozens of states are considering legislation to allow residents to use DIY plug-in solar. Follow the efforts here.
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    Grassroots ‘Solarize’ programs have expanded across Michigan cities and counties, helping residents access group discounts on solar installations even as federal incentives have been cut.
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