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Posted inEquity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Waves of Change

Waves of Change: Meet Environmental Justice Public Advocate Regina Strong

by Great Lakes Now July 9, 2024
Posted inClimate Change, Culture, Feature Detroit, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Detroit deaf and hard of hearing kids have a role in climate resilience

by Planet Detroit July 1, 2024
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Flint, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Michigan Bottlers Still Get Free Water, Despite Governor’s Tough Talk

by ProPublica June 6, 2024
Posted inFeatured, Latest News, News, Politics, Water Quality, Waves of Change

Waves of Change: Meet activist and We the People of Detroit president Monica Lewis-Patrick

by Great Lakes Now May 29, 2024
Posted inFeatured, Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, News, Politics, Tribal Governments and First Nations

New Interagency Agreement Supports Water Tribal Water and Sanitation Projects

by Native News Online May 6, 2024
Posted inFeatured, Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, News, Politics, Tribal Governments and First Nations

Indigenous peoples rush to stop ‘false climate solutions’ ahead of next international climate meeting

by Grist May 2, 2024
Posted inFeatured, Indiana, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Pennsylvania, Politics, Region, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Key figure in Ohio bribery scandal dead by suicide

by Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now April 18, 2024
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, News, Politics, Who We Are and What We Do

Line 5 activist group wants Gov. Whitmer to “be an advocate” for shutdown

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now April 17, 2024
Posted inLatest News, News, Ohio, Policy, Politics, Region, The States

Campbell Soup pollution lawsuits raise concerns about additional Northeast Ohio phosphorus sources

by Ideastream Public Media April 11, 2024
Posted inEquity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Illinois, Latest News, News, Politics, Region

In Chicago, one neighborhood is fighting gentrification and climate change at the same time

by Grist April 11, 2024

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  • North Bay’s PFAS problem: 5 things to know about a ‘forever chemicals’ hotspot in Ontario
    In a small northern city, citizens have launched a class-action lawsuit over decades-old PFAS pollution. The city and federal government, meanwhile, are working on a $122-million clean-up.
  • Enbridge to Pay $275K Settlement for 2019 Wisconsin Spill After DOJ Action
    The Wisconsin Department of Justice announced a $275,000 settlement Thursday with energy firm Enbridge for alleged violations of the state’s spills law over a 2019 spill in Jefferson County.
  • Scientists have a new tool in the fight against toxic algal blooms: buoys
    University of Toledo researchers have developed a system of buoys that slowly release algaecide into the surrounding water.

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