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APEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake HuronLake MichiganMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsEnbridge seeks permits to build Great Lakes oil tunnel
-By John Flesher, AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Enbridge Inc. applied Wednesday for state and federal authorization…
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Gary Abud Jr.Great Lakes LearningGroundwater ContaminationLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchGreat Lakes Learning: 5 ways to teach your child about groundwater
-Here’s a collection of Great Lakes Now work – and other references – to help water become a fun, fascinating at-home lesson.
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Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingLatest NewsMichiganNewsPFASPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRic MixterWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMPART: Michigan’s efforts to root out and deal with PFAS contamination
-In this web exclusive, Great Lakes Now looks at Michigan’s PFAS Action Response Team.
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Coping with PFAS: How have families been dealing with PFAS contamination in their communities
-In this web exclusive, two residents from Kent County, Michigan, share about their struggles with PFAS.
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CollaborationCOVID-19Enbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake HuronLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsEnbridge to move forward with tunnel permitting amid pandemic, Interlochen Public Radio reports
-Tribal governments that oppose the project want Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to slow the process down.
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AgricultureAlgae BloomsAPGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan bans spreading manure on croplands in winter months
-Michigan EGLE said the ban is intended to prevent manure from flowing into waterways. Manure is a leading polluter of the Great Lakes, inland lakes and streams.
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AdvocacyIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPFASPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRic MixterWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWaterfront DevelopmentWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: Indiana restricts PFAS foam, Wisconsin utility sued, 651 military bases likely polluted
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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APEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMinnesotaNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMinnesota Court of Appeals sends PolyMet permit back to MPCA
-This is the fourth permit the Court of Appeals has rejected this year.
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Forever Chemicals FeaturedIllinoisIndianaLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNatasha BlakelyNew YorkNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaPFASProtectU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWisconsinPFAS Around the Great Lakes Region: Actions taken in each state or province and standards set, if any
-The eight Great Lakes states and Canada are approaching PFAS contamination in their own ways and setting their own standards.
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COVID-19Gary WilsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioOntarioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsResearch Unknowns: COVID-19 puts Great Lakes field research prep on hold
-While field research prep is delayed, the science itself hasn’t stopped as universities and researchers continue to work.
