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BP 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.
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AgricultureAlgae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
In A Year of Water Quality Reckoning, National Imperative is Impeded
-Law and policy treat farms as special class of polluter.
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Testing the waters: How groups monitor toxic algae in the absence of state testing
-Toxic algae can sicken people and animals. Few states have routine testing programs to check, so some volunteer groups are stepping in to fill that gap.
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Energy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingHistory and CultureIllinoisIndianaIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWisconsin
Energy News Roundup: New climate laws impact states, energy bill assistance in Illinois
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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PFAS News Roundup: Indiana research universities study PFAS, EPA designates “forever chemicals” as hazardous
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Join Great Lakes Now on the Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant podcast
-For more news about the Great Lakes, tune in to the “Teach Me About the Great Lakes” where Great Lakes Now shares news.
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Drinking Water News Roundup: Steps to ensure safe drinking water, Indigenous business leaders raise awareness
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with drinking water in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Energy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioOntario
Energy News Roundup: Michigan’s solar power increases, impact of Inflation Reduction Act on energy
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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AdvocacyCoal Ash ProjectEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageGroundwater ContaminationIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
To excavate or not to excavate: With toxic coal ash, that is the question
-North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia are proving it is possible for utilities to remove massive quantities of coal ash from ponds where it endangers groundwater, placing it in safer lined landfills. This could be a model for other states, but challenges remain.
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ChicagoClimate ChangeCoal Ash ProjectFeature HomepageGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
Rising waters, sinking feeling: From the Great Lakes to the Ohio River, climate change puts coal ash impoundments at risk
-More frequent flooding multiplies the risk that coal ash will contaminate rivers, lakes and groundwater. Experts say the time to act is now.