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Lacking Management: Michigan auditor cites lack of updates or formal processes as impediment to recovery of Detroit and Rouge rivers

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now

A report released by Michigan’s auditor general says Michigan’s Office of the Great Lakes failed to update key action plans, engaged in informal processes and improperly granted money.

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West Michigan residents fear coal ash contaminating drinking water wells

by Energy News Network

State environmental officials are reviewing claims by multiple West Michigan residents that a coal ash storage site near Lake Michigan is contaminating drinking water wells.

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Great Lakes Water Withdrawals: What’s happening in Wisconsin with Foxconn?

by Natasha Blakely

Part of the Foxconn controversy comes from what was initially a $10 billion investment, a Gen 10 factory and 13,000 jobs but is now 1,500 jobs and a Gen 6 factory.

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Spills and Sewage: Southern Lake Michigan grapples with legacy pollutants as climate change threatens progress on sewage discharges

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now

Southern Lake Michigan continues to face chemical spills even as it struggles with long-term contamination and weather events causing sewage discharges.

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Great Lakes Moment: Cleanup is not just a cost, but an investment

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now

A recent study released by the International Association for Great Lakes Research examines the link between Great Lakes cleanups and increasing economic revitalization in the region.

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Great Lakes Energy News Roundup: Wisconsin renewable energy, wind-powered zoos, nuclear power plant bailout petition

by Ian Wendrow

Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly energy-related headline roundup.

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Sens. Stabenow, Peters push for new Great Lakes restoration legislation and increase in funding

by Natasha Blakely

Michigan’s two U.S. senators and advocates from local watershed protection organizations share strategies for successful Great Lakes Restoration Initiative projects.

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Lake Levels: Army Corps says remain cautious as fall storm season approaches

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now

While Great Lakes water levels have started to decline, the U.S. Army Corps warns that the late August through December storm season remains a hazard.

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Flooding Frustrations: As Plan 2014 comes under fire, resident complaints lead to early review of water level regulation plan

by Natasha Blakely

As local residents and business owners blame the International Joint Commission’s Plan 2014 for extensive flooding around the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario, the IJC looks into an early review of the plan.

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