For even the most casual Great Lakes observer, it’s hard to ignore the drama playing out over federal funding in Washington. Simply put, the Trump administration wants to turn off […]
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Trump calls for more Great Lakes cuts
By Elizabeth Miller from Great Lakes Today Lots of people were already upset about President Trump’s plan to slash Great Lakes funding in next year’s federal budget. Now he’s recommending […]
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U.S. House Pushes Back to Restore Great Lakes Funding
63 Republicans and Democrats Urge Trump Administration Not to Cut Funding from 300 million a year to Zero In the wake of President Trump’s budget outline released earlier this month […]
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Video: Full news conference after landmark settlement of Flint Water Crisis lawsuit now available
“Today is a good day for the city of Flint”. Those are words Flint residents haven’t heard for a very long time. But that’s what Pastor Allen Overton with Concerned […]
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DPTV’s “The Ethanol Effect” Screens at Freep Film Festival
GLB talks with the film’s host and co-writer, Environmental Journalist, Author and Filmmaker David Biello The fourth annual Freep Film Festival takes place from March 30th to April 2nd. The event […]
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Scientists puzzled by mercury’s jump in Great Lakes fish
The mercury levels are not surpassing U.S. Environmental Protection Agency thresholds. But researchers want to determine if what they are seeing is a temporary trend or a trajectory that’s only […]
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New Trump Executive Order will put Great Lakes under increased pressure
Watch Live President Trump is expected to sign another executive order that could impact environmental quality in the Great Lakes region. U.S. EPA administrator Scott Pruitt told ABC News […]
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Drinking water rights and budget cuts top the list at crowded IJC meeting in Detroit
Standing Room Only at International Joint Commission Meetings Across the Great Lakes Basin From drinking water rights to pollution from fracking; from radioactive waste to invasive species; from algal blooms […]
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Rain Now, Algae Later
It’s March, and Great Lakes observers have a close eye on the rain gauge and farmland. Laura Johnson, Director of the National Center for Water Quality Research at Heidelberg University […]
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#NeedMoreData
To protect clean water, scientists need more data to understand the complexity of the Great Lakes. Dr. Joan Rose says researchers also need to develop new techniques and new technologies […]