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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
Posted inEquity and Environmental Justice, Indiana, Latest News, News, Politics, Region

Indiana attorney general fights EPA rule that would reduce pollution on Indy’s west side

by Mirror Indy April 9, 2024
Posted inClimate, Featured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The States, Tourism

After a hot winter, Whitmer asks for more ways to get aid to businesses

by Interlochen Public Radio April 9, 2024
Posted inCulture, Equity and Environmental Justice, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Tribal Governments and First Nations

Sault tribe challenges Michigan fishing deal, chides ‘preposterous’ rules

by Bridge Michigan April 4, 2024
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

‘You start with us’: Conservation authority head has parting message for Ontario government

by The Narwhal April 2, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Culture, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Politics, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Nibi Chronicles: The nation-to-nation fight against extractivism

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now March 28, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region

Feds award $1.5 billion for Palisades nuclear plant restart

by Bridge Michigan March 28, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

Ontario weakens watershed protections (again) as natural resources minister gets new powers

by The Narwhal March 26, 2024

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    Federal agencies say opening these lands will reduce wildfire risks and make timber more accessible. Experts, however, say the government is contradicting itself.
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    Some city residents went two weeks without power following storms. The federal program, ended by Trump, would have enabled many to access solar and batteries.
  • Enbridge temporarily halts work on Line 5 reroute after 1.3M gallon gas leak
    Canadian energy firm has begun work to burn off around 84K gallons of remaining natural gas liquids.

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