The state’s lack of investment in the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is putting citizens at increased risk of public health issues, according to a report released at the end of November.
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Spending bill would boost funding for lakes cleanup
A wide-ranging cleanup of the Great Lakes would receive a funding boost under a spending bill moving toward enactment in Congress.
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H2Ohio: Ohio governor’s plan puts $1 billion toward clean water and new wetlands
The H2Ohio projects, while not individually large-scale, are planned for strategic locations to maximize protection of Lake Erie.
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Enbridge private security keeping tabs on activists, reports Interlochen Public Radio
Interlochen Public Radio obtained emails showing a private security contractor working for Enbridge Energy keeping tabs on anti-Line 5 activists in the Straits of Mackinac.
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State orders cleanup of aggregate spill into Detroit River
Michigan environmental regulators have ordered a company to clean up limestone and other materials that its tenant spilled into the Detroit River last month.
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Company to pay $245M toward cleanup of Kalamazoo River PCBs
One of the companies responsible for polluting an 80-mile (129-kilometer) stretch of river and floodplains in southwestern Michigan with toxic chemicals will pay at least $245.2 million to advance a cleanup effort that began more than 20 years ago, federal officials said Wednesday.
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Coast Guard starts ice-breaking work in western Great Lakes
Ice-breaking operations were launched in the western Great Lakes, U.S. Coast Guard officials announced Wednesday.
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Great Lakes Energy News Roundup: Warren’s ‘Blue New Deal,’ Enbridge lake debris, Ohio anti-protest bill, Canada’s nuclear waste
Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly energy-related headline roundup.
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Wisconsin DNR board OKs drafting new manure rules for sensitive areas
The board gave the department the go-ahead on a 5-1 vote, despite concerns from the agricultural industry that the restrictions could cost farmers millions of dollars annually.
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Michigan townships, Wolverine World Wide reach deal over PFAS contamination
Michigan’s Plainfield and Algoma townships reached a tentative settlement with footwear company Wolverine World Wide in a federal lawsuit over contaminated water, officials announced Tuesday.