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The Great Lakes lose out.. again
-Once again, Trump wants to slash funding to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. This time, rather than zeroing it out, he proposes a 90 percent cut: from $300 million to $30 million.
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Drinking water quality on the line with new Farm Bill
-“The largest land, water and wildlife conservation program for private land owners in the nation” Its formal name is the…
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It’s Pigs versus Pure Michigan
-The push and pull between Michigan’s growing agriculture industry and the need to protect drinking water, beach recreation and tourism continues to play out, evidenced by a request to establish a factory pig farm a few miles from Lake Michigan.
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Plastic plagues the Great Lakes
-“22 million pounds of plastic flow to the Great Lakes each year”
Chicago’s early January temperatures don’t make for beach-going, but beaches free of plastic litter were recently top of mind for Illinois Great Lakes advocates. -
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Are Great Lakes Emergency Responders ready for an oil spill in the Straits of Mackinac?
-At the 28th Annual “No Spills” Conference January 3 through the 5th, emergency responders throughout the Great Lakes Region gathered to discuss ways to protect the Great Lakes from spills of all kinds and discussed new ways to respond in the event of a hazardous material spill that would affect the Great Lakes and its tributaries.
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Water equity tops Great Lakes 2018 watch list
-Access to clean, affordable water for all top of mind for experts A Great Lakes Now canvass of regional water…
