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APIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental Justice
US requires higher safety standards for more pipelines
-A new federal regulation requires higher safety standards for pipelines carrying oil and other hazardous liquids through the Great Lakes region, marine coastal waters and beaches, officials said Thursday.
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CollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreational Hunting and FishingWisconsin
Proposed eastern sandhill cranes hunt in breeding states stirs controversy
-Efforts by politicians to create a hunting season for eastern sandhill cranes in both Wisconsin and Michigan are stirring debates among hunters, farmers and birders.
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Tests show lead in Benton Harbor tap water finally dropping
-The amount of lead in Benton Harbor, Michigan’s drinking water has declined, new testing shows, after three straight years of elevated results compelled residents to consume bottled water and prompted a hurried effort to replace old pipes.
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APEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental Justice
Enbridge seeks federal jurisdiction in oil pipeline dispute
-Enbridge Energy moved Wednesday to shift to federal court a Michigan lawsuit seeking shutdown of an oil pipeline that runs beneath a channel linking two of the Great Lakes.
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Pictured Rocks to begin charging 1st entrance fee in March
-Park officials announced Monday that the park along Lake Superior will start charging visitor fees starting March 1, 2022, and that camping fees and lighthouse tour fees will increase as of Jan. 1.
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Energy News Roundup: Duke Energy’s financial assistance program, propane price increases in Minnesota, Pennsylvania prepares for increased energy costs
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly headline roundup.
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CollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationLatest NewsMichiganNewsProtectRecreation and Tourism
Sleeping Bear park officials ask visitors to stop building structures on lakeshore
-A driftwood tipi standing on a beach east of Pyramid Point is a clear indication of human hands at work. Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore recently posted a picture of one on its Facebook page to encourage people not to leave a trace.
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Drinking Water News Roundup: Infrastructure funding in Minnesota, Wisconsin, false confidence in Michigan water
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
More people are worried about the health of the Great Lakes, according to poll
-The poll by the Great Lakes Water Quality Board asked 4,500 people to rate the current status of the environmental health of their favorite Great Lake.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipFish, Birds and AnimalsInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, Research
For the first time, “rock snot” nuisance algal blooms found in Lower Peninsula trout stream
-“It tends to look like a cotton wooly substance. And despite the term ‘rock snot,’ it’s not slimy; it’s actually quite coarse,” said Joanne Foreman, Invasive Species Communications Coordinator with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.