Once again, Trump wants to slash funding to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. This time, rather than zeroing it out, he proposes a 90 percent cut: from $300 million to $30 million.
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PM Trudeau: “You have to protect the environment”
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a packed house in Chicago last week that to build a strong economy for the future, “you have to protect the environment.”
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Lake Sturgeon fishing in Michigan aimed at preserving prehistoric fish
This story originally appeared on Great Lakes Today and is republished here with permission. By BEN THORP • FEB 8, 2018 Every winter outdoor enthusiasts gather on Black Lake in Cheboygan County Michigan, not far […]
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DPTV’s Great Lakes Bureau and One Detroit win Sierra Club Award
It’s the Michigan Chapter Sierra Club’s Top Environmental Journalism Honor. Detroit Public Television’s Great Lakes Bureau is proud to announce “Toxic Town: Michigan’s Most Polluted Zip Code”, produced and written by One Detroit Senior Producer and Content Specialist Bill Kubota, won the Environmental Journalism in Broadcast Award.
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New leadership for the Great Lakes in 2018
But 2017 brought “A massive loss of expertise and passion” Several major organizations that help protect the Great Lakes saw long-time leaders leave their posts in 2017. New experts and […]
Posted inAgriculture, Budget, Drinking Water, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts
Drinking water quality on the line with new Farm Bill
“The largest land, water and wildlife conservation program for private land owners in the nation” Its formal name is the Agricultural Act of 2014. Refer to it as the Agricultural […]
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New Partnership to Block Asian Carp
Michigan Gov. Snyder explores new funding options for carp fight Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder picked up the pace yesterday in his quest to stop the advance of Asian carp and […]
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John Hartig: A Great Lakes Icon Retires
John Hartig, another leader who has made an indelible mark on the Great Lakes is stepping down.
At John Hartig’s recent retirement party, friends and colleagues he’d worked with for more than 30 years at U.S. Fish and Wildlife fought back tears
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Pictured Rocks are on the money
Michigan’s Scenic U.P. to be featured on U.S quarter Starting next week, an area considered one of the most treasured landmarks of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula won’t have the chance to […]
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“Pipeline Safety Advisory Board Resolutions didn’t pass”
Michigan’s Governor delays final agreement with Enbridge “The chair was incorrect,” says the letter from Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to the Pipeline Safety Advisory Board (PSAB). The letter, addressed to […]