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AdvocacyClimate ChangeDetroitEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan 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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APNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinWisconsin Republicans allow PFAS standards to take effect
-Wisconsin Republicans will allow regulations Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ administration developed to control pollution from a group of chemicals known as PFAS to take effect.
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APBudgetDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeMunicipalitiesNewsPennsylvaniaPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsPennsylvania 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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APEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNew YorkNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesLandmark 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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APDetroitEvents and Special BroadcastsFeature HomepageMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismThe StatesTourismU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsCOVID 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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BudgetGreat Lakes News CollaborativeGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWaterfront DevelopmentEPA: 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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CollaborationDrinking WaterFeature HomepageForever Chemicals FeaturedIllinoisIndianaInfrastructureLatest NewsMunicipalitiesNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsIDEM Testing Confirms “Forever Chemicals” in Some Public Water Systems
-The presence of PFAS chemicals in drinking water could be exposing thousands of Hoosiers to a series of adverse health conditions.
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BudgetFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsSoo Locks project no longer fully funded
-The Army Corps of Engineers, previously celebrating the construction of the new lock as fully funded, recently admitted to lawmakers that the project will take a lot more money.
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AgricultureAPClimate ChangeDuluthIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureMinnesotaMunicipalitiesNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesNational Guard to help with northeastern Minnesota flooding
-Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday activated the National Guard to help control record flooding in areas of northeastern Minnesota.
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Drinking WaterFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganMunicipalitiesNatasha BlakelyNewsPFASPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater's True CostFive fixes for Michigan’s drinking water woes
-The Great Lakes News Collaborative asked state and national experts how Michigan could break the cycle of underfunding and poor decision-making that has left water systems across Michigan in sorry shape.
