Michigan judge has overruled state regulators who approved a key permit for a proposed open-pit mine in the Upper Peninsula, another delay for a project that has been debated for nearly two decades.
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President signs Great Lakes mapping bill into law
The last time some of these maps were updated was back in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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Demands for change, requests for information pertaining to Flint water settlement
Activist Jasmine Hall started demands to get residents more money and resources out of the settlement, and Attorney Loyst Fletcher has requested for residents to get more information.
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Great Lakes Moment: It’s a UFO. No, the aurora borealis. No, it’s Leamington greenhouses!
The story behind the lightshow over the Detroit River isn’t as mysterious as it might seem.
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2020 in Review: Climate change, COVID-19 and Michigan’s governor
Of course, a lot also happened in 2020 that did not garner the attention that COVID-19 and climate change did.
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Lake Ontario: Big catch escapes again
In 2019, then-new News Director Natasha Blakely was missing Lake Ontario from her Great Lakes Visits list. Spoiler alert: She didn’t make it there in 2020 either.
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Great Lakes Quiz: Which Great Lake are you?
End the year on a more lighthearted note and try this fun Great Lakes Now quiz.
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“I can sum it up in one word, and that is: nightmare.” 10 years after massive oil spill in Michigan
One of the worst oil spills into an inland waterway in U.S. history happened right here in Michigan, 10 years ago this week.
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Critics say EPA allowing more time to fix lead-tainted water
The Trump administration overhauled the country’s widely criticized, 29-year-old framework to eliminate toxic lead from drinking water.
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Nonstick pans often don’t note they use PFAS
A Michigan-based environmental group has found many nonstick pans are coated with a chemical from the PFAS family.