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Michigan plans to charge ex-Gov. Snyder in Flint water probe
-Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, his health director and other ex-officials have been told they’re being charged after a new investigation of the Flint water scandal.
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Enbridge rejects Michigan’s demand to shut down oil pipeline
-Enbridge said Tuesday it would defy Michigan’s demand to shut down an oil pipeline that runs through a channel linking two of the Great Lakes.
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U.S. Justice Dept: Flint company owner dumped millions of gallons of untreated leachate in sewer
-The owner of an oil processing company in Flint is accused of violating the Clean Water Act.
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Asian CarpBudgetCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipChicagoFeature-ChicagoIllinoisInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsMichiganNewsMichigan, Illinois sign agreement to build Asian Carp barrier
-There are already electric barriers to stop Asian Carp. This new one will be more complex and the first line of defense.
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APAsian CarpBudgetChicagoFeature-ChicagoIllinoisInvasive SpeciesLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeDeal reached on project to protect lakes from invasive fish
-Michigan, Illinois and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have agreed on funding the next phase of an initiative to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes by strengthening defenses on a Chicago-area waterway, officials said Thursday.
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BudgetCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipFlintInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeYears After Flint Water Crisis, Lead Lingers in School Buildings Across the Nation
-In its 2021 budget, Congress included millions for lead testing in schools, where children are still exposed to the toxic metal.
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Michigan judge nullifies crucial permit for mining project
-Michigan judge has overruled state regulators who approved a key permit for a proposed open-pit mine in the Upper Peninsula, another delay for a project that has been debated for nearly two decades.
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Demands for change, requests for information pertaining to Flint water settlement
-Activist Jasmine Hall started demands to get residents more money and resources out of the settlement, and Attorney Loyst Fletcher has requested for residents to get more information.
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AgricultureDetroitDetroit RiverFeature DetroitJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeGreat Lakes Moment: It’s a UFO. No, the aurora borealis. No, it’s Leamington greenhouses!
-The story behind the lightshow over the Detroit River isn’t as mysterious as it might seem.
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Climate ChangeCOVID-19FreightersGary WilsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental Justice2020 in Review: Climate change, COVID-19 and Michigan’s governor
-Of course, a lot also happened in 2020 that did not garner the attention that COVID-19 and climate change did.
