Great Lakes Environmental group seeks court order to shut it down The newly released report, titled “Independent Risk Analysis for the Straits Pipelines,” details nine different worst case scenarios of […]
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Management weakness delayed U.S. EPA Flint response
Internal watchdog says focus on collaboration meant loss of effective oversight of Michigan DEQ While Flint residents were being exposed to lead in drinking water, “management weaknesses” at the U.S. […]
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EPA report cites adverse conservation impact from biofuel production
Advocates: “Environmental benefit” or “devastating impacts” Large-scale farming of corn and soybeans for biofuel production continues to have adverse environmental and conservation impacts. That’s a key finding in a recently […]
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Long-stalled Lake Erie wind project gets tentative green light
Six turbines planned near Cleveland The Ohio Power Siting Board has given the preliminary go-ahead to six wind turbines planned for Lake Erie, about eight miles northwest of Cleveland. The […]
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Peak Lake Erie algae season keeps scientists, politicians and lawyers busy
Ohio governor’s non-binding executive order frustrates farmers, falls short for conservation group As peak algae season nears for Lake Erie, there has been a flurry of activity in Ohio designed […]
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Scientists expect Lake Erie’s 2018 algae bloom to be “significant”
Lake Erie scientists are forecasting an algae bloom this summer that will be in the “significant” range, but expect it to be smaller than the 2017 bloom and nowhere the record 2011 and 2015 algae events.
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Public wants protection for the Great Lakes, poll reveals
But respondents express concern for their “deteriorating” health An overwhelming number, 88 percent of Great Lakes region residents polled, believe that protecting the lakes is important and are willing to […]
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The Science of Saving the Streams and Shores of the Great Lakes
Monitoring change in the waters of Michigan’s Leelanau County Invasive species. Pollution. Microplastics. Phosporous. Climate change. Urban development. Every day, the waters of the Great Lakes seem to be facing […]
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EPA’s Pruitt resignation sparks sharp reactions from Great Lakes Leaders
Every decision made “under Pruitt’s tainted leadership must be revisited.” Embattled U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt resigned last week after months of allegations and investigations into his ethical behavior while […]
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Proposed new Soo Lock passes critical financial test
“80 percent” probability of completion after a decade-long impasse Michigan and the Great Lakes region’s hopes for a new Soo Lock got a major boost this week as the Army […]