Here’s a look at some of President Donald Trump’s statements on former President Barack Obama’s climate policies, delivered Oct. 23 in Pennsylvania when he addressed an energy-industry event focused on fracking.
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Fatberg Quiz: Which fatberg are you most like?
In sewers around the world, piles of fat, oil and grease are congealing together to form masses called fatbergs. They’re all a little different in their composition and location. With this quiz, you can see which one might share qualities with you.
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Join Great Lakes Now and Detroit PBS KIDS for a Virtual Field Trip
Detroit Public TV will bring along teachers, students and caretakers on a Virtual Field Trip to learn more about the Great Lakes.
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Great Black Swamp: Drained centuries ago, DNR and Ohio organizations look to bring some of it back
In the mid-1800s, the Great Black Swamp was slowly drained as settlers dug drainage trenches and felled trees. The area is now largely farmland. But draining that swamp led to some unanticipated consequences.
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PolyMet opponents ask appeals court to overturn mine permits
Opponents of the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine urged the Minnesota Court of Appeals on Oct. 23 to cancel the project’s permit to mine and dam safety permit and order further proceedings to determine whether the mine’s environmental and financial safeguards are adequate.
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Indiana agency: Steelmaker too slow to act on chemical spill in Lake Michigan
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management announced last week that steelmaker ArcelorMittal knew it was leaking dangerous chemicals into Lake Michigan in August but failed to report the spill or act quickly to mitigate the risks.
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Waters Infected – Episode 1007
Household waste, lead and agricultural runoff are byproducts of modern life. In this episode of Great Lakes Now, get the down-and-dirty reality of what can happen when these substances get into the region’s water systems.
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‘Million Little Lessons’: Author traverses the Maumee River to learn its history and understand environmental issues
Traveling from Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Toledo, Ohio, along the Maumee River, writer Ryan Schnurr failed to have one big epiphany. Instead, he had many small ones.
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Watch Now: Panel discussion on Great Lakes Now’s “The Forever Chemicals”
What’s it like to have PFAS in your groundwater? What is the state of Michigan doing about industrial chemical contaminations in drinking water? How are these chemicals affecting people who […]
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Lake Erie’s Sturgeon Revival: Biggest fish makes its return to Maumee, Lake Erie with new yearly boost
For the second year, 3,000 lake sturgeon were released into the Maumee River in a collaborative effort between U.S. state, federal and Canadian agencies.