In northern Michigan, people who live near a landfill have been dealing with contaminated drinking water for decades. A new plan for the landfill makes them even more concerned.
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Water wars resume in Wisconsin over Foxconn deal
Post-Waukesha respite short-lived The impasse in the fight over who’s entitled to take Great Lakes water in Southeast Wisconsin didn’t last long. Waukesha recently won a decade-long tussle over whether […]
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Great Lakes advocates hit D.C. to pitch for funding and priorities
Spring approaches and that means it’s time for the Great Lakes community to make its annual trek to Washington, D.C. The purpose? To pitch legislators and agencies on the comprehensive […]
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Environmental film fest seeks viewers beyond the “choir”
Films as a “catalyst for discourse” In 2012 with an approaching Earth Day top of mind, Green activist Ana Garcia-Doyle was looking for a way her environmental network could stop […]
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Water alliance takes case for investment to Capitol Hill
Report focuses on water equity and infrastructure in Great Lakes region The U.S. Water Alliance, in a report released today, called for government at all levels to focus investment on […]
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Should Michigan’s water withdrawal law be changed to help farmers?
Environmental Activists call it an attempt at a “water grab for Big Ag” Many farmers say Michigan’s current water withdrawal regulations are cumbersome, costly, and they keep them from getting […]
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Michigan’s Water Withdrawal Assessment Tool: A look back
What’s the shelf life of an environmental law? How long before its protections begin to erode? Not long, if the Great Lakes Compact and related state legislation are the markers. […]
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Distillery turns booze into food – fish food
This story originally appeared on Great Lakes Today and is republished here with permission. Angelica A. Morrison • Feb 23, 2018 Out on farmland in western New York, near the shore of […]
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The Future of Detroit’s Riverfront
(From Great Lakes Bureau Chief Mary Ellen Geist: Cities and towns across the Great Lakes are improving their waterfronts at a rapid pace, and realizing the economic gains that can […]
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Former Great Lakes exec campaigns for “wholistic” approach to water issues
Trump agenda, infrastructure and Asian carp on political agenda Cameron Davis’ world has changed dramatically in the past year since leaving the U.S. EPA. Instead of walking the corridors of […]
