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BudgetCommercial FishingEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMunicipalitiesNewsPolicyThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWaterfront DevelopmentDetroit Port Seeks Partners and Funding
-Aimed at drawing in more investment and federal grant money for infrastructure and expansion, the Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority is launching its “Port Forward” initiative.
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Will Tench Be the Next Great Lakes Invasive-Species Problem?
-It was the fish’s failures as an invasive species, perhaps more than its successes, that first drew Sunči Avlijaš to studying tench.
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AdvocacyAuthorsBudgetDrinking WaterJohn HartigMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRecreational Hunting and FishingRegionThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsJohn Dingell – A Conservation Hero As Remembered by John Hartig
-Throughout his life Dingell was a congressional page, a park ranger, a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army during World War II, an assistant county prosecutor, and always a lover of the great outdoors.
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AdvocacyAndrew ReevesAuthorsEquity and Environmental JusticeLake OntarioMunicipalitiesNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRegionU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsOntario government backtracks on developer-friendly bill threatening clean water
-After introducing developer-friendly legislation in December that critics claimed would rollback source drinking water protections and key aspects of the Great Lakes Protection Act, the Ontario government announced last week it would eliminate the most contentious portion of the bill.
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Andrew ReevesAuthorsDrinking WaterLake OntarioNewsOntarioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWaterfront DevelopmentOntario government unveils ‘plan to make a plan’ for protecting Great Lakes
-After suggesting for months that its forthcoming blueprint for tackling climate change wouldn’t extend beyond reducing provincial greenhouse gas emissions, Ontario’s right-leaning Progressive Conservative government unveiled a broader environmental mandate late last year.
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AuthorsBudgetDrinking WaterFlintGary WilsonGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisInfrastructureLake MichiganLeadNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRegionThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWill new Illinois governor revive state’s interest in the Great Lakes?
-With a new governor leading, will Illinois fall into step more closely with other states and the Canadian provinces in the basin, at least on some issues?
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Asian CarpAuthorsBudgetDetroit RiverDrinking WaterEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInterviewInvasive SpeciesMichiganNewsPFASPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRegionU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsVideoSnyder reflects on his Great Lakes record in one-on-one interview
-In a private interview with Detroit Public Television’s Great Lakes Now, outgoing Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder said he is proud of his Great Lakes accomplishments during his eight-year tenure as governor.
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Great Lakes mayors and First Nation group at odds with governors on water diversions
-Tension between Great Lakes governors, Canadian premiers and a bi-national group of mayors escalated last week when representatives of the governors and premiers rejected a proposal from the mayors to modify a proposed process on how the region addresses water diversion requests.
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AgricultureAlgae BloomsBudgetClimate ChangeEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsConservationists renew pressure on Congress to reform ethanol mandate
-20,00 comments; Lake Erie algae hits national spotlight With Lake Erie’s western basin brimming with algae and making national news,…
