The Great Lakes Bureau examines the long term corrosive effects of road salt on our fresh water ecosystem. We spoke to Donna Kashian, associate professor of Biological Science at Wayne […]
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“Cleanup work will cease”: How proposed federal budget cuts will affect Lake Michigan
This week, Great Lakes Now begins a series on how the budget cuts proposed by the Trump Administration will affect each of the Great Lakes. The first story in this […]
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VIDEO: MiWeek reports on Great Lakes proposed funding
Detroit Public Television’s MiWeek looks at the changes in Washington that are causing the biggest uproar around Michigan, the ones that impact the great lakes. This includes cutbacks in EPA […]
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Great Lakes water quality: Seeking your voice
If you care about the Great Lakes, it’s time to speak out. That’s the message from the International Joint Commission (IJC) as it extends an urgent call-out to the public […]
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Head of Great Lakes Commission says “The Great Lakes will be a victim of a meat axe” if Trump budget is approved
After eight years of a tailwind from the executive branch supporting Great Lakes restoration, advocates have encountered a funding storm coming from the Trump administration. The president’s first draft budget […]
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Detroit’s boil water advisory is over, but residents are still upset by lack of communication
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has lifted the boil water advisory for parts of Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park, saying, “Tests show no contamination in Detroit’s water supply.” Equipment […]
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President Trump proposes steep budget cuts for U.S. EPA; orders review of landmark water rule
President Donald Trump acted this week on long-stated plans to alter the way this country addresses environmental issues. During his campaign, candidate Trump frequently attacked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. […]
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Questions, frustration over delay in release of plan to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes
Where is the report? That’s what policy director of the National Wildlife Federation’s Great Lakes Office Marc Smith wants to know. Smith says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers study […]
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Group asks DEQ to slow down approval of water request
By Rick Pluta, Michigan Radio A bottled water company wants to speed up the pace of its business. Nestle is asking the state for permission to pump more water from […]
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Great Lakes Scientist says, “If We Lose The EPA, We Lose Lake Erie”
At the 8th Binational Meeting of the Lake Erie Millennium Network, 125 scientists gathered at the University of Windsor in Ontario to hear experts weigh-in on the health of the […]