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Is the Line 5 tunnel a bridge to Michigan’s energy future or a bad deal?

by Bridge Michigan

With climate action on the state and national agenda, critics of Enbridge Line 5 warn that investing in new pipeline infrastructure undermines Michigan’s pathway to carbon neutrality. Experts say it’s not so simple.

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In flooded Michigan neighborhoods, who should pay for sea walls?

by Bridge Michigan

For two straight summers, residents of Detroit’s Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood watched water pour into basements and pool in streets, a result of coastal flooding that will become increasingly common throughout the Great Lakes as climate change progresses.

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Salt Levels: The effects of wintertime de-icing linger in Toronto-area rivers in the summer

by Sharon Oosthoek

A study found high enough amounts of chloride in four Greater Toronto Area rivers to put at least two-thirds of aquatic life at risk during early stages of their development.