The Trump administration has started the process of rolling back President Obama’s administrative rules that protect the environment – among them the Clean Water Rule and the Clean Car Standard. […]
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Great Lakes Restoration Conference
Bureau Chief Mary Ellen Geist will be filing live reports and interviews on Facebook Live from the 13th Annual Great Lakes Restoration Conference in Buffalo, New York. More than 300 Great […]
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Planes, drone monitor harmful algae in Lake Erie
By Elizabeth Miller from Great Lakes Today Algae blooms continue to color western Lake Erie a deep green. Now researchers and scientists want to know more about toxins produced by the algae […]
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“Stormwater is one of the biggest water quality issues facing Michigan”
The 2017 Regional Stormwater Summit Did you know that Michigan’s Oakland County has more lakes than any county in the entire state? Oakland County Water Resource Commissioner Jim Nash says […]
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Ditching Obama’s Climate Change Initiative: What does it mean for the Great Lakes?
“Wrong decision” says Great Lakes mayor; Poor urban dwellers at increased risk says former Obama EPA exec The Trump administration took the first steps on Tuesday to get rid of […]
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The man who holds the key to the future of the Line 5 pipeline
An interview with director of the Great Lakes Research Center, Dr. Guy Meadows (Note from DPTV’s Great Lakes Bureau Chief Mary Ellen Geist: On September 18th, 2017, Michigan’s Pipeline Safety […]
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E.P.A. Announces Repeal of Major Obama-Era Carbon Emissions Rule
This story was originally published in the New York Times On Tuesday Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt announced the agencies intention to sign a measure to repeal President Barack Obama’s […]
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Top Snyder aide: Governor knew about Legionnaires’ in Flint earlier than he claimed
This story was originally published in the Detroit Free Press Harvey Hollins III, Snyder’s point man for the state’s response to the Flint water crisis, revealed the information in a […]
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Conservationists renew pressure on Congress to reform ethanol mandate
20,00 comments; Lake Erie algae hits national spotlight With Lake Erie’s western basin brimming with algae and making national news, a conservation organization has ratcheted up the pressure on Congress […]
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Trump, water wars keep lawyers busy
State attorneys general scrap over Clean Water Rule Water wars over diversions from the Great Lakes subsided after a mayors’ group dropped its legal challenge to Waukesha’s diversion request in […]