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AgricultureAlgae BloomsCollaborationDetroit RiverDrinking WaterFeature HomepageLake ErieLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsOhioPBSPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchSt. Clair RiverWater Quality and Restoration Efforts“The Erie Situation” – and beyond
-PBS stations across the Great Lakes are simultaneously airing a new award-winning documentary about harmful algae blooms – and what people can do about them.
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Coal Ash ProjectEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake MichiganNewsPennsylvaniaResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWisconsinReuse can divert coal ash from landfills, but challenges remain
-Industries rely on “beneficial use” of coal power’s toxic byproduct. Will stepped-up enforcement of federal rules interfere?
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Commercial FishingFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentJames ProffittLake ErieLake HuronLake SuperiorMichiganNewsOhioOntarioRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingSetting Lake Erie limits
-Great Lakes managers re-visit fishing every year.
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Climate ChangeFeature HomepageForests and PlantsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsProtectRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchTourismUnder current climate trends, Michigan’s Up North forests could be doomed
-World nations’ current climate action plans would still allow moderate warming. A new study shows without more aggressive action to slow climate change, the world’s boreal forests could see dramatic losses.
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CollaborationGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchTourismWater Quality and Restoration EffortsPark service investigates sudden change in river flow at Sleeping Bear Dunes
-The National Park Service is investigating a sudden change in the flow of the Platte River at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
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AdvocacyChicagoCoal Ash ProjectDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake MichiganMunicipalitiesNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsCoal ash contaminating groundwater near Joliet to stay, despite residents’ and activists’ concerns
-Lincoln Stone Quarry holds millions of tons of toxic coal ash. Despite evidence of groundwater contamination, its owner plans to leave the ash in place. But recent signs of federal enforcement may provide a glimmer of hope to residents and environmental groups.
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ChicagoClimate ChangeCoal Ash ProjectFeature HomepageGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinRising waters, sinking feeling: From the Great Lakes to the Ohio River, climate change puts coal ash impoundments at risk
-More frequent flooding multiplies the risk that coal ash will contaminate rivers, lakes and groundwater. Experts say the time to act is now.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureLake HuronLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchShipwrecksTourismWisconsinNew stamps celebrate NOAA marine sanctuaries’ landscapes and marine life
-A Great Lakes national marine sanctuary is included in a new collection of U.S. postage stamps.
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AgricultureCoal Ash ProjectEquity and Environmental JusticeGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNew YorkNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchTourismWater Quality and Restoration EffortsIn the Finger Lakes, a bitcoin mining plant billed as ‘green’ has a dirty coal ash problem
-Residents want regulators to force the bitcoin miner that took over an old coal plant to clean up coal ash contaminating water.
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ChicagoClimate ChangeCoal Ash ProjectDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageGroundwater ContaminationHistory and CultureIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsLeaking landfills: Unregulated coal ash poses a buried, brewing threat to Lake Michigan and beyond, new lawsuit says
-As the EPA steps up enforcement of coal ash regulations, environmentalists demand action on historic coal ash not covered by those rules.
