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AuthorsClevelandDrinking WaterJames ProffittLatest NewsNewsOhioWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWaterfront DevelopmentH2Ohio: Ohio governor’s plan puts $1 billion toward clean water and new wetlands
-The H2Ohio projects, while not individually large-scale, are planned for strategic locations to maximize protection of Lake Erie.
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State orders cleanup of aggregate spill into Detroit River
-Michigan environmental regulators have ordered a company to clean up limestone and other materials that its tenant spilled into the Detroit River last month.
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Coast Guard starts ice-breaking work in western Great Lakes
-Ice-breaking operations were launched in the western Great Lakes, U.S. Coast Guard officials announced Wednesday.
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Blue EconomyEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeIan WendrowIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake HuronNewsOhioPolicyU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsGreat Lakes Energy News Roundup: Warren’s ‘Blue New Deal,’ Enbridge lake debris, Ohio anti-protest bill, Canada’s nuclear waste
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly energy-related headline roundup.
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AgricultureAPIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinWisconsin DNR board OKs drafting new manure rules for sensitive areas
-The board gave the department the go-ahead on a 5-1 vote, despite concerns from the agricultural industry that the restrictions could cost farmers millions of dollars annually.
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APEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake SuperiorMinnesotaNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsNo major impacts on Lake Superior found from Line 3 pipeline
-An updated environmental review released by a Minnesota state agency Monday found no serious threat to Lake Superior if crude oil ever leaked from a new pipeline to replace Enbridge Energy’s aging Line 3 across northern Minnesota.
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PFAS water contamination not widespread, Pennsylvania says
-Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration said Thursday that a first round of testing drinking water samples in Pennsylvania for the toxic chemicals known as PFAS does not indicate widespread contamination.
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AuthorsDrinking WaterGary WilsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater WithdrawalsWaterfront DevelopmentBottled Water Wars: Legal setback for Nestle, Michigan legislators move to restrict shipments out of Great Lakes watershed
-As Nestle continues to fight to increase its Michigan water withdrawals in court, three bills were introduced that would increase state control over its water resources.
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ArticleBetter Government AssociationBudgetChicagoCollaborationEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature-ChicagoIllinoisPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectLightfoot’s Actions on Environmental Campaign Promises Are Off to a Slow Start
-Chicago mayor says budget constraints have cooled her ambitious plans. Her 2020 budget includes no new funding for additional pollution inspectors.
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Minor earthquake in Lake Erie shakes Ohio shoreline again
-Federal geologists say a small earthquake just off the Lake Erie shoreline shook cities east of Cleveland.
