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CollaborationDrinking WaterGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsAt Dawn of Biden Administration, Opportunities for Water Systems
-With Democratic control of the Presidency and Congress, water programs could receive more attention.
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Minnesota lawmakers introduce anti-copper mining legislation
-The effort directly opposes a proposed Twin Metals underground copper-nickel mine near Ely that opponents say could contaminate the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
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Drinking WaterGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsIn Trump Administration’s Final-Days Deregulatory Push, Army Corps Reduces Stream Protections
-Changes to the nationwide permits for dredging and filling waterways will expose more stretches of small streams to development.
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BudgetDrinking WaterFlintGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeYears After Flint Water Crisis, Lead Lingers in School Buildings Across the Nation
-In its 2021 budget, Congress included millions for lead testing in schools, where children are still exposed to the toxic metal.
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CollaborationCOVID-19Cruise ShipsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolicyWaterfront DevelopmentFamily-owned fishing businesses displaced by waterfront developments on Great Lakes
-Working waterfront access — the access needed by fishing folks to unload their catch, process fish and retrieve ice and fuel — is being affected by coastal gentrification.
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Climate ChangeCOVID-19Equity and Environmental JusticeGary WilsonLatest NewsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsRollbacks, Climate, Justice: Environmental attorney on Biden’s commitments, opportunities and challenges
-To help understand the policy and political challenges the new president-elect faces, Great Lakes Now talked with University of Detroit Mercy environmental law professor Nick Schroeck.
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ChicagoClimate ChangeDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature-ChicagoGary WilsonIllinoisLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinPolicy Expert Q&A: Keep advocating with elected officials for safe drinking water
-University of Chicago Professor Sabina Shaikh is a senior lecturer and the director of the Program on the Global Environment at the university.
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Drinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedLatest NewsMichiganNewsPFASPFAS News RoundupPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsPFAS News Roundup: Potential COVID-19 connection, DOD bill, Michigan lakes and rivers with PFAS foam
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Drinking WaterEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsRegulatory Rollbacks: Loss of federal water protections impacts Great Lakes region
-Since President Trump took office, the federal government has stripped away or reduced numerous environmental rules.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsLorraine BoissoneaultMinnesotaNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsConflicted Over Copper: Technological advances clash with environmental concerns in Twin Metals case
-Changes in legislation in the past few years are helping clear the way for the mine.
