The only floating zipcode in the U.S. (Editor’s Note: Glen Mannisto is primarily an art journalist contributing to numerous local and national art publications, art galleries and museums, including Detroit’s […]
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A Great Lakes Moment from John Hartig
What the endangered species act means to the Great Lakes Many of you have probably heard that efforts are underway to weaken the Endangered Species Act, commonly referred to as […]
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Michigan’s PFAS contamination emergency
State says it’s a sign its programs are working On Sunday, July 29th, the State of Michigan declared two townships in Kalamazoo County a state of emergency due to PFAS […]
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Aging collaboration model lacks energy to deal with Great Lakes issues
Business, conservation groups at odds; a weakened Great Lakes Compact In 2004 when the blueprint for protecting the Great Lakes was drafted, collaboration was its cornerstone. The federal program was […]
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A Life Without Line 5
New report just released Could Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and other parts of the state get the propane gas it needs without the Line 5 Pipeline? A new report just released […]
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Making the Great Lakes your life’s work
The School of Freshwater Sciences in Milwaukee Some academic institutions that offer limnology courses and other water-related fields of study are criticized for not giving students enough field work. Not […]
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The risk of the new risk assessment for Enbridge’s Line 5 Pipeline
Great Lakes Environmental group seeks court order to shut it down The newly released report, titled “Independent Risk Analysis for the Straits Pipelines,” details nine different worst case scenarios of […]
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Management weakness delayed U.S. EPA Flint response
Internal watchdog says focus on collaboration meant loss of effective oversight of Michigan DEQ While Flint residents were being exposed to lead in drinking water, “management weaknesses” at the U.S. […]
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EPA report cites adverse conservation impact from biofuel production
Advocates: “Environmental benefit” or “devastating impacts” Large-scale farming of corn and soybeans for biofuel production continues to have adverse environmental and conservation impacts. That’s a key finding in a recently […]
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Long-stalled Lake Erie wind project gets tentative green light
Six turbines planned near Cleveland The Ohio Power Siting Board has given the preliminary go-ahead to six wind turbines planned for Lake Erie, about eight miles northwest of Cleveland. The […]
