Premiering on Detroit Public TV (56.1) on April 25, 2018 at 10pm ET. Check your local public tv listings. Beneath the Surface new half-hour documentary, Detroit Public TV’s Great Lakes Bureau examines the […]
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Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline temporarily shut down in the Straits of Mackinac
Some lawmakers want more A power outage combined with snow, sleet, high winds and 12-foot high waves have prompted the temporary shutdown of the Line 5 Pipeline in the Straits […]
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A Great Lakes Moment from John Hartig
Detroit’s Proud Earth Day History As we approach the celebration of Earth Day on April 22nd, it is a good time to look back and reflect on Detroit’s proud Earth […]
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The impact of the Waukesha water withdrawal decision on Racine, WI
Did Foxconn play a part? In this video by producer Matt Stinson, greatlakesnow.org takes a closer look at the impact of the Great Lakes Compact’s decision to allow Waukesha, Wisconsin […]
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No more free bottled water for Flint
Flint’s Mayor calls decision “insensitive;” protests are planned Michigan Governor Rick Snyder says the health of Flint’s drinking water has been restored. He says – because of this – the […]
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The Nestle Decision: should Michigan’s water policy be changed?
Change laws; focus on the public interest Still recovering from the attention brought by the Flint water crisis, Michigan returned to the national spotlight last week for issues involving water […]
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Detroit’s riverfront recovery, documented
A new film shows the progress on the waterfront Randin Brown grew up in Farmington Hills, Michigan. She’s working these days in Los Angeles as an assistant director on television […]
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Update on fluid spill in the Straits of Mackinac
Press Release from the United States Coast Guard News Release U.S. Coast Guard 9th District Great Lakes Contact: 9th District Public Affairs Phone: (216) 310-2608 Email: PointLeBarbeResponseJIC@gmail.com 9th District online newsroom UPDATE […]
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A Spill in the Straits
A multi-agency command post has been set up in Mackinaw City, Michigan to monitor a spill of di-electric fluid caused by a break in two underwater power lines that extend […]
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Lake Erie has been declared impaired. So what?
As you saw on greatlakesnow.org last week, Ohio’s western Lake Erie has been declared impaired due to toxic algae blooms that have caused problems in the shallowest part of the […]
