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Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Habitat Restoration, Illinois, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Why are mallard duck populations falling in the Great Lakes region?

by Michigan Public August 16, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAP, Article, Cleveland, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Erie, News, Ohio, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region

Ohio high court upholds project to build Lake Erie wind farm

by The Associated Press August 16, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Reports: Huron River largely dodged hexavalent chromium scare

by Bridge Michigan August 15, 2022
Posted inAP, Article, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Lead, Featured, Flint, Groundwater Contamination, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Jury can’t reach verdict in engineers’ Flint water trial

by The Associated Press August 12, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, The States, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

State: Tribar staffer ignored 460 alarms in Huron River chromium release

by Bridge Michigan August 11, 2022
Posted inClimate Change, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

What’s in Senate climate bill for Michigan? EV credits and cheaper insulin.

by Bridge Michigan August 9, 2022
Posted inAP, Article, Climate Change, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Habitat Restoration, Lake Michigan, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

As species recover, some threaten others in more dire shape

by The Associated Press August 8, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Michigan PFAS activists urge bolder action at fed hearing in East Lansing

by Bridge Michigan August 8, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Anger, uncertainty and a race for answers in Huron River chromium spill

by Bridge Michigan August 4, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, The States, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

State lawmakers consider taking away local authority to issue gravel mining permits

by Michigan Public August 2, 2022November 9, 2025

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