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Category: Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice

Posted inClimate Change, Detroit, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, One Detroit, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Weathering the floods: Detroit neighborhood faces uncertain future due to climate change

by Jonathan Shead April 7, 2023
Posted inClimate Change, Drinking Water, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Latest News, Municipalities, News, PFAS, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Science, Technology, Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Great Lakes Take Global Stage

by Circle of Blue April 5, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inDetroit, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Feature Detroit, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Enbridge Line 5 tunnel project in Michigan delayed another 1.5 years

by Bridge Michigan March 28, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Climate Change, Detroit, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Featured, Gary Wilson, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research, The States, Who We Are and What We Do

Environmental justice expert questions Michigan’s subsidies for electric vehicles

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now March 14, 2023
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, News, PFAS, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

EPA to limit toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

by The Associated Press March 14, 2023
Posted inAP, Article, Chicago, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Feature-Chicago, Featured, Illinois, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Municipalities, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region

In Chicago, adapting electric buses to winter’s challenges

by The Associated Press March 7, 2023
Posted inAdvocacy, Detroit, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Featured, Infrastructure, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Detroiters can get another 1,125 gallons of water under discount program

by Great Lakes Echo March 3, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Lead, Flint, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

U.S. Judge: Flint has 5 months to finish long-overdue lead pipe replacement

by Bridge Michigan March 2, 2023
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, The States

Court: Nessel can try again to return Line 5 lawsuit to state court

by Bridge Michigan February 23, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Authors, Detroit, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Featured, Gary Wilson, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, The States, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Hope springs eternal for Michigan legislator who champions drinking water equity

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now February 20, 2023

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    Public comments are due by the end of the week after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposed a tunnel alternative last month.

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