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APEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFish, Birds and AnimalsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsOhioPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsHydropower eyes bigger energy role, less environmental harm
-Rye Development, a Boston-based hydropower company, is retrofitting the dams with turbines to generate electricity and says the upgraded structures will limit damage to the rivers’ water quality and fish.
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APEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectJudge’s connection to driller at issue in Pa. pollution case
-The Pennsylvania attorney general’s office indicated it might seek removal of a judge expected to preside over a criminal case in which he has ties to the defendant — the state’s biggest gas driller.
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Feature HomepageIndianaInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsPennsylvaniaPFASPFAS News RoundupPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWater Quality and Restoration EffortsPFAS News Roundup: ‘Forever chemicals’ found in Michigan beef, potential contamination in Pennsylvania deer
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APDrinking WaterIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureNewsOhioPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsBiden plan to spend $725M to clean up abandoned coal mines
-Pennsylvania is eligible for $245 million. Other significant amounts include $75 million for Illinois and $46 million for Ohio.
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Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsLeadMichiganMinnesotaNewsOntarioPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDrinking Water News Roundup: New Illinois water quality bill, Minnesota mine lease canceled, Ontario’s wetland filtration
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Algae BloomsDrinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupIndianaLatest NewsNewsOntarioPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinDrinking Water News Roundup: Toxic algae blooms in Indiana, First Nations $8B settlement, Wisconsin lead pipe replacement funding
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Drinking WaterIndianaLatest NewsNewsPennsylvaniaPFASPFAS News RoundupPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: PFAS can move from water to air, DoD efforts to clean up PFAS skewered
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Energy News RoundupFeature HomepageIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeEnergy News Roundup: Duke Energy’s financial assistance program, propane price increases in Minnesota, Pennsylvania prepares for increased energy costs
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Feature HomepageIllinoisIndianaLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeTaylor HaeltermanWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinLower Rates: New flood risk assessment will reduce insurance rates in the Great Lakes region
-Michigan in particular will see a drop in flood-related insurance premiums. But overall, every Great Lakes state will have a larger percentage of residents receiving immediate rate decreases than the national average of 23%.