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Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Indiana, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, Natasha Blakely, News, Ohio, Ontario, Region, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: New Indiana nuclear bill, Ontario doubles down on natural gas, Minnesota company credits renewables for low rates

by Natasha Blakely January 31, 2022
Posted inAP, Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Minnesota, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region

Minnesota regulators reaffirm air permit for proposed mine

by The Associated Press December 30, 2021
Posted inAdvocacy, AP, Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Minnesota, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region

Minnesota Supreme Court to review drainage projects ruling

by The Associated Press December 29, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Duluth, Featured, Infrastructure, Lake Superior, Latest News, Minnesota, Natasha Blakely, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Superior Stewardship: In Duluth, the Great Lakes are more than a resource, they’re part of an identity

by Natasha Blakely December 22, 2021
Posted inAP, Article, Climate Change, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Minnesota, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research

Minnesota lake ice shrinking as climate change warms winters

by The Associated Press December 13, 2021
Posted inEnergy News Roundup, Featured, Indiana, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Pennsylvania, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region

Energy News Roundup: Duke Energy’s financial assistance program, propane price increases in Minnesota, Pennsylvania prepares for increased energy costs

by Maya Sundaresan December 10, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, History and Culture, Illinois, Indigenous Communities, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, PFAS, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Drinking Water News Roundup: Infrastructure funding in Minnesota, Wisconsin, false confidence in Michigan water

by Maya Sundaresan December 8, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Taylor Haelterman, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Lower Rates: New flood risk assessment will reduce insurance rates in the Great Lakes region

by Taylor Haelterman December 7, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Algae blooms threaten Illinois, Wisconsin DNR cuts runoff regulations

by Maya Sundaresan November 19, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, Natasha Blakely, New York, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Minnesota requiring businesses to monitor, PFAS impact on COVID vaccine, new New York standards

by Natasha Blakely November 18, 2021

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  • Supreme Court sides with Nessel in Line 5 jurisdiction dispute
    Enbridge had sought to move Nessel’s Line 5 shutdown case into federal court, where the company was expected to get more favorable treatment. But justices unanimously ruled that the company missed the deadline to do so.
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    Extreme rain on snow is testing aging dams across Michigan and Wisconsin — this is the future in a warming world
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