But Illinois remains opposed to Snyder’s preferred Army Corp plan Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder gained a welcome if largely symbolic ally in his fight against Asian carp last week when […]
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Developer wants action on stalled Lake Erie wind farm
A Cleveland company trying to build a set of wind turbines on Lake Erie has been waiting since July for the state to certify its project. This month, the group filed another set of reports in the hopes of moving the process forward.
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Potash: Another Great Lakes water withdrawal
Opening a new potash mine in Western Michigan would bring almost 200 jobs and billions of dollars to the state’s economy. It would also require more water to be withdrawn […]
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Michigan approves 22 new anchors for Line 5
From MLive – By Mark Tower mtower@mlive.com GRAND RAPIDS, MI — The twin oil pipelines crossing the Straits of Mackinac are expected to get additional structural support this summer, though environmental groups say […]
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Trump signs budget bill with $300 million for the Great Lakes
No funding cut for U.S. EPA After a year of stops and starts, Congress late last week approved the 2018 federal budget which includes the full $300 million for Great […]
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Ohio EPA calls western Lake Erie ‘impaired’
This story originally appeared on Great Lakes Today and is republished here with permission. By Elizabeth Miller • March 23, 2018 The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has decided to include Western Lake Erie in a […]
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A Great Lakes Moment from John Hartig
Detroit’s Belle Isle Leads Nation in State Park Attendance The luster of Belle Isle has returned and is demonstrated by the fact that in 2017 over 4.2 million people attended […]
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Will the current corn-ethanol mandate be reformed?
Legislators say “Well intentioned flop” needs environmental update Recently proposed federal legislation would take initial steps to reform the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), known as the corn ethanol mandate, by […]
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Drilling underway near the Line 5 Pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac
Enbridge trying to determine best way to replace the aging pipeline Environmentalists in Northern Michigan started sounding alarms when they saw some unusual activity – 25-foot tall drill rig structures […]
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“Tapping the Great Lakes” premieres on DPTV
Water. Some people call it the new oil. Its value is increasing as climate change heats up the planet, pollution from carbon dioxides, microplastics, invasive species and lead becomes more […]
