A company can proceed with plans to build what will be the first freshwater offshore wind-powered electric-generation facility in North America.
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Reports: Huron River largely dodged hexavalent chromium scare
No-contact order lifted after investigators conclude that most of the chromium released from a tank at Tribar Manufacturing in Wixom never made it into the Huron River.
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I Speak for the Fish: A jarring look at gizzard shad
In years past, acres of shad could be seen schooling just beneath Lake Erie’s surface. These days, schools large enough to block out the sun are a rare sight.
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Jury can’t reach verdict in engineers’ Flint water trial
A judge declared a mistrial after jurors said they couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict in a dispute over whether two engineering firms should bear some responsibility for Flint’s lead-contaminated water.
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Energy News Roundup: Power outages growing across the country, controversy over Minnesota solar project
Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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State: Tribar staffer ignored 460 alarms in Huron River chromium release
A series of violation notices raise new questions about the events at the plant. State regulators indicate that on-site alarms at the company were overridden hundreds of times during a weekend evening when “no one should be at the facility.”
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Tracking bird migration in Toronto’s accidental wilderness
Conservation scientists at Toronto’s Tommy Thompson Park are studying and banding bird species who pass through during yearly migration.
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PFAS News Roundup: “Forever Chemicals” waste going unreported, PFAS in rainwater
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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What’s in Senate climate bill for Michigan? EV credits and cheaper insulin.
The Inflation Reduction Act, which passed the Senate Sunday, is the country’s largest-ever investment in addressing climate change. Michigan stands to benefit from money to boost domestic electric vehicle, wind and solar production, as well as prescription drug savings for older Americans.
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Whitefish recruitment
Lake whitefish, a native species in the Great Lakes, is experiencing what is known in the world of fisheries biology as a “recruitment problem.”