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CollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesCourt: Nessel can try again to return Line 5 lawsuit to state court
-Legal experts say Michigan has a better chance of persuading a state court to shut down the pipeline, while Enbridge is more likely to prevail in federal court.
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AdvocacyAuthorsDetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitFeature HomepageGary WilsonGreat Lakes News CollaborativeGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsHope springs eternal for Michigan legislator who champions drinking water equity
-Senator Stephanie Chang began her campaign to end water shutoffs in 2015. She’s hopeful for legislative action in 2023.
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CollaborationDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsRight to water: Could 2023 be the year Michigan ends shutoffs?
-Some lawmakers see a bill to declare a human right to water as a first step toward ending the shutoffs that plague low-income Michiganders.
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CollaborationEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan plastics company forced to probe PFAS contamination, cover costs
-The settlement comes as Attorney General Dana Nessel pursues lawsuits against a host of companies.
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AdvocacyCollaborationGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInfrastructureLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRefreshThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsRoad Salt, A Stealthy Pollutant, Is Damaging Michigan Waters
-Rivers and lakes are becoming saltier while law and practice limit effective responses.
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AdvocacyClimate ChangeCollaborationGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMulti-state group prepares Great Lakes basin for effects of climate change
-The Great Lakes Commission has a plan to guide the states and provinces surrounding the Great Lakes toward protecting their communities from the climate-change damage.
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CollaborationDrinking WaterGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsJoin Bridge, Circle of Blue to discuss Michigan lawmakers’ water priorities
-On Jan. 25, Bridge Michigan environment reporter Kelly House will moderate a Zoom discussion about the priorities for water in the 2023 Michigan Legislature.
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AuthorsBudgetChicagoFeature HomepageGary WilsonGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeShipping and PortsThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDivided Congress: Smooth sailing or choppy waters for Great Lakes programs?
-Great Lakes funding has been bipartisan, but the EPA will face more oversight and the region may have less influence in D.C.
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AuthorsBuffaloChicagoEquity and Environmental JusticeGary WilsonGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIllinoisLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNew YorkNewsOhioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectThe StatesBuffalo legislator calls for bill of rights protection for the Great Lakes
-Unique legislation would provide “personhood” rights but legal barriers to adoption are significant. Public Trust doctrine as an alternative.
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BudgetDrinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupEquity and Environmental JusticeGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIllinoisIndianaInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDrinking Water News Roundup: Report urges Michigan water-affordability strategy, $191 million to target Minnesota water and infrastructure projects
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with drinking water in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
