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Policy and Environmental Justice.

Posted inForests and Plants, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Record air pollution, Canadian wildfires prompts state to change how it issues air quality alerts

by Planet Detroit July 17, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inClimate, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research

DTE agrees to shut down coal-fired Monroe plant in 2032, three years ahead of schedule

by Planet Detroit July 13, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Illinois, Indiana, Lake Erie, Lake St. Clair, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Policy, Politics, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Wisconsin

What are wetlands for, anyway?

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now July 10, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Equity and Environmental Justice, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Environmental justice, climate resilience are top priorities for new Great Lakes executive

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now July 7, 2023
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Politics, Protect, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Wisconsin

A patchwork of differing state laws to protect wetlands

by Michigan Public June 28, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Nessel: $10B PFAS settlement with 3M doesn’t resolve Michigan’s claims

by Bridge Michigan June 27, 2023
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Lake Erie, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Politics, Region, Wisconsin

FRESH: Federal Judge Orders Line 5 Shutdown on Tribal Land in Wisconsin

by Circle of Blue June 27, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inClimate, Featured, Forests and Plants, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

It isn’t arson: untangling climate misinformation around Canada’s raging wildfires

by The Narwhal June 23, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inCulture, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Latest News, News, Politics, Region, The States, Tribal Governments and First Nations, Wisconsin

Judge orders segment of Enbridge’s Line 5 shut down and moved off of Native American land

by Michigan Public June 22, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Everyday items found contaminated, PFAS removal in Minnesota estimated to cost billions

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now June 20, 2023

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Latest News

  • Line 5 tunnel in Michigan clears major permitting hurdle, in blow to opposition
    Despite "adverse" impacts on ecological and tribal resources, state regulators said it's better than an oil spill in the Great Lakes.
  • Air quality alerts issued for northern Michigan as wildfire smoke blankets region
    Events were canceled and people were urged to stay indoors amid warnings of health risks from the plume drifting down from Minnesota and Canada.
  • The AI Boom Is Prolonging Indiana’s Fossil Fuel Era, With Hidden Costs for Water
    Gas turbines and an old coal plant are expected to consume nearly 7 billion gallons of water annually in service of a new Amazon data center.

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