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FRESH: Research Highlights Gaps in Federal Air Pollution Data
-Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today.
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Michigan Gov. Whitmer’s plan needs to move from aspiration to action, says Detroit climate advocate
-A priority shift is needed on federal and state levels to achieve climate goals, Michelle Martinez told Great Lakes Now.
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As agencies seek more environmental justice data, longtime residents are skeptical
-Environmental regulators hope new data-driven tools will help identify hotspots and drive environmental justice. Some activists, who’ve been fighting polluters for decades, have doubts that more information will make a difference.
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Pennsylvania public water utilities say Senate bill will force up rates
-Legislation criticized by opponents as a vehicle for-profit water companies to take over municipal water authorities in Pennsylvania by imposing expensive regulations on them passed the Republican-controlled state Senate.
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Landmark bill to limit cryptomining passes NY Legislature
-New York lawmakers have passed a milestone environmental measure designed to tap the brakes on the spread of cryptocurrency mining operations that burn fossil fuels.
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COVID hits Buttigieg, others who attended Michigan event
-At least 15 people who attended a public affairs conference last week on Michigan’s Mackinac Island have tested positive for COVID-19, including U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
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The Catch: Policy news facing the Great Lakes region
-Fresh examines the policy that impacts the people and places of the Great Lakes region.
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EPA: Two toxic hot spots in Michigan will take longer to clean up than many others in Great Lakes states
-The pace of repairing the damage in the most toxic hot spots of the region is going to speed up dramatically.
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Infrastructure plan: $33M to clean up hundreds of oil wells
-There are an estimated 15,000 abandoned wells on federal land — and states have indicated that they would need more than $8 billion to clean up 130,000 other orphaned wells.”
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Water’s True Cost: The Great Lakes Now Episode Quiz
-Test your knowledge on water infrastructure problems, rising bills, sewage and more.