The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community would get $34 million if legislation passed by the U.S. Senate is approved by the House and signed by President Joe Biden.
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Energy News Roundup: Community solar projects seen as key step toward energy justice in Illinois, Great Lakes offshore wind farm put on hold
Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Great Lakes Now sits down with director of Flint water crisis film “Lead and Copper”
William Hart, director of a documentary about the Flint water crisis called “Lead and Copper,” joined Great Lakes Now’s Anna Sysling for a discussion about the film.
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Nibi Chronicles: How to craft a memorandum of understanding with trout
In Ojibwe country, change is understood to be a constant condition or state of being. Sometimes change is difficult, and sometimes change is good. A very good effort to change happened on May 2, 2023.
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New EPA Great Lakes executive warns on “moon shot” cleanup goal for toxic sites
Greater effort, creativity needed to secure required funding at the state and local levels, lagging Detroit River effort “stands out.”
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Cleveland’s Icebreaker Wind project on hold due to rising costs, pushback
Cleveland’s off-shore wind turbine project has been halted after the project’s private development partner pulled financial support.
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PFAS experts gather to address growing chemical crisis
In light of the ongoing PFAS crisis, stricter groundwater regulations were part of a Michigan statewide effort to protect resident’s health and improve water quality. This legal dilemma took center stage during EGLE’s fourth annual Great Lakes PFAS Summit.
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Can Michigan reduce phosphorus pollution getting into Lake Erie by 40 percent?
Michigan won’t reach the phosphorus reduction goal by 2025 as planned. It’s uncertain when it might attain that goal to help reduce cyanobacterial blooms in Lake Erie.
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PFAS News Roundup: Ohio settles with DuPont over PFAS liability for $110 million
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
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Flooding drives millions to move as climate migration patterns emerge
Flooding is driving millions of people to move, limiting growth in some prospering communities and accelerating the decline of others, according to a new study.