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AdvocacyBudgetCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationEquity and Environmental JusticeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan Democrats aiming to erase business friendly environmental laws
-From polluter pay laws to plastic bag bans, Democrats and environmental advocates hope to reverse Republican-passed laws.
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APBudgetFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLake HuronLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectShipping and PortsSt. Mary's RiverU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsBiden’s signature advances major projects in water bill
-Biden signed a bill that directs the Army Corps of Engineers on infrastructure projects to protect against storms worsened by climate change.
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AuthorsBudgetChicagoFeature HomepageGary WilsonIllinoisIndustry, 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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BudgetDrinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupEquity and Environmental JusticeIllinoisIndianaInfrastructureLatest 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.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEquity and Environmental JusticeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWisconsinWhy Line 5 will likely remain open despite Democratic control of Lansing
-Don’t expect big new efforts to shut down Line 5 when Democrats take control. Those on both sides of the issue say the pipeline’s fate is now in the hands of a federal judge.
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Algae BloomsBudgetCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsSome Republicans, Democrats, environmentalists, hunters, anglers, and birders all want the same thing: more wetlands
-The idea is to reduce harmful algal blooms getting into the Great Lakes, reduce flooding, and provide habitat for wildlife.
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CollaborationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake OntarioLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectThe ProvincesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsA former GM plant in St. Catharines is leaking toxic chemicals
-Residents have learned Ontario and city council kept suspicions of chemical leaks quiet for two years.
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AuthorsForever Chemicals FeaturedKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioPFASPFAS News RoundupPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsPFAS News Roundup: Petition says EPA loophole lets “forever chemicals” evade review
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
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Algae BloomsAPClevelandDrinking WaterLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsClean Water Act at 50: environmental gains, challenges unmet
-Experts and activists agree many waterways are healthier now.
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AdvocacyAPChicagoEquity and Environmental JusticeIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsBP reaches $2.75M deal over Indiana refinery pollution
-Oil titan BP reached a $2.75 million settlement over air pollution from its largest refinery after environmentalists complained of repeated emissions violations.
