Page 254 – Great Lakes Now

AP, Article, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Minnesota, News, Region

Walz administration keeps up fight against Line 3

by The Associated Press August 20, 2020

The state Commerce Department faced a Wednesday deadline to ask the Minnesota Court of Appeals to take another look at the project.

AP, Article, Drinking Water, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Source: Michigan reaches $600M deal in Flint water crisis

by The Associated Press August 20, 2020

Under the deal, the state would establish a $600 million fund and Flint residents could file claims for compensation.

AP, Article, Detroit, Feature Detroit, Groundwater Contamination, Infrastructure, Lake St. Clair, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Michigan rejects Macomb County sewage treatment lagoon plan

by The Associated Press August 19, 2020

The structure would use 1,400 feet of protected state waters where Chapaton Canal enters Lake St. Clair.

Advocacy, Climate Change, Forests and Plants, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Quebec, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research

One key solution to the world’s climate woes? Canada’s natural landscapes

by The Narwhal August 19, 2020November 9, 2025

Canada, home to 25 percent of the planet’s wetlands and boreal forests, could play a vital role in the fight against climate change.

Island Basketball - Feature, Recreation and Tourism

Island Rebounds

by GLN Editor August 19, 2020

For four Great Lakes island schools’ basketball programs, the competition traditions are fierce yet friendly and play out at the annual island basketball tournament, held last year on Mackinac Island.

Recreation and Tourism, Series - Primary, Shipwrecks

Recoveries – Episode 1017

by GLN Editor August 19, 2020

Learn more about a little-known Chicago shipwreck that took more lives than the Titanic. Check in on the Kalamazoo River’s wildlife 10 years after the Line 6B pipeline spilled over a million gallons of oil there, and find out if COVID-19 means no basketball tournament in 2020 for four Great Lakes island schools.