Circle of Blue reporter Brett Walton hosted a roundtable discussion with three experts about what a Biden administration might mean for federal water policy.
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Federal officials hear arguments on Enbridge pipeline tunnel
Both sides in a multi-year battle over the future of Enbridge’s Line 5 faced off during an online public hearing before officials with the Army Corps of Engineers.
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Hundreds of boats likely destroyed in Michigan marina fire
A fire Friday destroyed an enormous building loaded with hundreds of boats stored for the winter in southeastern Michigan.
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Applications to protect lakefront properties triple in year of high water
The department granted 2,284 permits in the year ending September 30, compared to 730 permits the previous year.
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Minnesota regulators deny request to delay Line 3 pipeline
The Red Lake and White Earth Bands of Chippewa asked the independent Public Utilities Commission to stay its earlier approval of the project.
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Drinking Water News Roundup: Indiana utilities plan for climate change, Waukesha pipeline construction begins
Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Great Lakes Moment: A new vision for the former McLouth Steel site in Trenton
While the blighted buildings have been torn down, the controversy is not over as stakeholders debate over what to do with the cleared site.
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What’s next for the Enbridge Line 3 project in Minnesota? Construction. And protests.
On Monday, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency cleared the way for work to start on the pipeline project. Yet hurdles remain, including ongoing lawsuits and the threat of protests along the route.
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High Water Levels On Tap This Winter As November Marks The Start Of A New Water Year
Data from the last water year indicated record-breaking levels in the Great Lakes, and this year looks to be much of the same.
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Grant to help expand COVID-19 wastewater detection program
The expanded program, which has been running as a pilot since spring, will test untreated sewage in some Detroit zip codes.