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Chicago resists putting life rings at risky lake piers
-The Chicago Park District said it plans to put life rings along the Lake Michigan waterfront but only in areas that are considered safe to swim.
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BudgetClimate ChangeFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationIllinoisIndianaLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioPennsylvaniaRachel DuckettWisconsin
Bridge Over Warming Water: Grants fund fish habitat conservation projects around the Great Lakes
-Rivers, streams and lakes are warming, casting a dark shadow on the future of coldwater fish in the Great Lakes region. To save them, state and federal agencies around the Great Lakes are investing millions in these fish.
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CollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes EchoInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsTraverse City
FishPass stays off November ballot, will be decided in appeals court
-The fate of Traverse City, Michigan’s FishPass project will be decided in court. That’s after city commissioners decided not to put the question before voters in November.
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Congresswomen urge Biden to stop pipeline in Minnesota visit
-A group of Democratic representatives called on Biden to revoke a federal water quality permit and stop the project, as the president did with the Keystone XL pipeline the day he took office.
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DetroitFeature DetroitFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntario
Great Lakes Moment: International wetlands treaty turns 50
-Most regions throughout the world would be happy to have one wetland of international importance, but the region that includes southeast Michigan and southwest Ontario is notable for having three.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeDrinking WaterEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMinnesotaResearch, Data and TechnologyWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Amid Extreme Heat and Drought, Line 3 Pipeline Construction Puts Water At Risk
-State agencies insist — though scientists and indigenous leaders furiously disagree — that waterways won’t be affected.
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Andrew ReevesBudgetClimate ChangeEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeQuebecTorontoU.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
Adaptation vs. Mitigation: Canada’s national climate change adaptation strategy needs balance
-Canada’s national approach to climate change was updated in mid-August with a focus on Indigenous reconciliation, nature-based solutions like natural infrastructure, and the post-COVID creation of green jobs.
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APBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingChicagoClimate ChangeDrinking WaterFeature-ChicagoIllinoisNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Sensors provide a real-time glimpse at Chicago River quality
-Chicago nonprofit Current in 2019 installed three sensors in the river’s three main branches to continuously estimate the amount of bacteria from human and other warm-blooded animals’ waste.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipEquity and Environmental JusticeLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and Tourism
New push to make Michigan’s outdoors more inviting to people of color
-Statistics show the outdoor recreation scene in Michigan and across the nation is overwhelmingly white. Now, the Michigan DNR has made it a priority to reverse that troubling trend.
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Illinois Senate passes energy deal governor says falls short
-A massive energy policy overhaul aimed at making Illinois a fully renewable-energy state by 2050 cleared the Senate early Wednesday despite objections from Gov. J.B. Pritzker and groups who want more environmental and consumer protections.