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Speaking of Water: How Can the Biden Administration Deliver on Environmental Justice Pledges?

by Circle of Blue

The Biden administration wants to correct a legacy of pollution and under-investment in low-income neighborhoods and communities of color. Two veterans of the U.S. environmental justice movement discuss how to do that.

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PFAS is in fish and wildlife. Researchers prowl Michigan for clues.

by Bridge Michigan

Years into Michigan’s PFAS contamination crisis, little is known about how the chemicals affect the fish and wildlife that live in tainted environments. Michigan has become a laboratory for answers.

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Road Salt: Researchers look at vegetables and juices for alternatives to salt

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now

Great Lakes residents depend on road salt to reach their destinations safely in the winter, but that safety places a heavy burden on freshwater ecosystems.

Posted inClimate Change, Drinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Water could make the Great Lakes a climate refuge. Are we prepared?

by Circle of Blue

Michigan and the Great Lakes region — with an abundance of fresh water, warming winters and less fire-prone forests — stand to attract millions of new residents in the coming years looking to escape flooded coastal areas and the parched land of the West.

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Deja vu — former Michigan elected official leads national energy policy, again

by Great Lakes Echo

A Senate committee approved former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s nomination as Secretary of Energy by a 13-4 vote on Feb. 3. A full Senate vote is pending.

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Indiana lawmakers debate environmental regulation, rollbacks

by The Associated Press

While some measures could bring reductions to Indiana’s carbon emissions and make stricter penalties for polluters, others would spur regulatory rollbacks that could have long-lasting and damaging effects.