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AgricultureAlgae BloomsCollaborationFlintForever Chemicals FeaturedGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsLeadMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioWater Quality and Restoration EffortsAcross the U.S., millions of people are drinking unsafe water. How can we fix that?
-Aging infrastructure, legacy pollution and emerging contaminants are creating a growing urgency to pay attention to the quality of the water we drink.
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AgricultureAlgae BloomsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioWater Quality and Restoration EffortsTotal Maximum Daily Load: Court case looks to push for Ohio EPA nutrients limit for Lake Erie
-Advocates say the sooner a limit is created the better for Lake Erie.
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AgricultureEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIan WendrowIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsOhioWisconsinGreat Lakes Energy News Roundup: Energy-efficient fertilizer in Minnesota, Ohio bailout law repeal, Wisconsin utility rate freeze
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly headline roundup.
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Cost of Conservation: Needed systems and equipment can lead to a hefty price tag
-Farmers are turning to co-ops and subsidies to keep up with conservation.
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AgricultureAlgae BloomsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLake ErieLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsOhioWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWaterfront DevelopmentWater and Wonder: Great Lakes Now producer talks the lakes and his work covering them
-His latest Great Lakes Now segments cover Lake Erie’s algal blooms and the cost of high water damage.
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Grant to improve soil conservation practices in Indiana
-The funding was provided from a legal settlement that was stewarded in part by the Indiana Wildlife Federation, according to the Indiana State Department of Agriculture.
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AgricultureAPIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinWisconsin DNR board OKs drafting new manure rules for sensitive areas
-The board gave the department the go-ahead on a 5-1 vote, despite concerns from the agricultural industry that the restrictions could cost farmers millions of dollars annually.
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Governor: Ohio plan to clean Lake Erie will work, take time
-Ohio’s new strategy to combat the toxic algae plaguing Lake Erie will focus on reducing agriculture runoff that feeds the yearly outbreaks by offering farmers financial incentives to change their practices, Gov. Mike DeWine said Thursday.
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AgricultureArticleEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsVideoDetroit Public Television on PBS Newshour: Who will pay for Iowa water pollution?
-Last night on PBS Newshour, viewers around the country saw this segment from our documentary The Ethanol Effect, featured as…
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AgricultureArticleAudioEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsLess is still more when it comes to biofuel
-Everything you’ve heard is true: Compared with fossil fuels, burning biofuels releases fewer greenhouse gases. But what you might not…
