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Industry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganOhioPFASPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWisconsinPFAS weekly roundup: $1M spent in Kalamazoo County, bills face industry opposition in Wisconsin, Ohio River study being designed
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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No Defense: New PFAS documentary looks at military’s role in the crisis
-The film debuts on Feb. 19 at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor.
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APBudgetIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLake MichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWisconsinWisconsin governor seeks federal disaster declaration for 3 counties
-About $10 million in damages where repairs were eligible for federal reimbursement were identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Wisconsin Emergency Management.
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Gary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsCore priority: Michigan environmental budget boosts funding for EGLE
-Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer spotlighted the environment and clean water in her budget proposal after giving it just a passing mention in her State of the State speech.
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High water wreaks havoc on Great Lakes, swamping communities
-No relief is in sight, as forecasters expect the lakes to remain high well into 2020 and perhaps longer.
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Chicago flooding spurs local, state disaster proclamations
-The local and state proclamations issued Thursday were aimed at boosting funding for recovery and rebuilding efforts along more than 30 miles of shoreline in Cook and Lake counties.
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AdvocacyAPEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNew YorkNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeNew York suppliers could avoid drinking water violations under plan
-Environmental advocacy groups are criticizing New York’s plan to allow water suppliers to delay being hit with formal violations for exceeding the state’s incoming limits for industrial chemicals in public drinking water.
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AuthorsEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsOntarioProtectSandra SvobodaScience, Technology, ResearchPolluting with Purpose: In the wilderness with Great Lakes Now at Canada’s Experimental Lakes Area
-Here’s Program Director Sandra Svoboda’s account of field producing the “Polluting with Purpose” segment for the Great Lakes Now monthly show.
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AdvocacyAuthorsEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingGary WilsonIllinoisLake OntarioLatest NewsMichiganNew YorkNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWisconsinGreen Spotlight: New York Gov. Cuomo leads with climate change, restoring nature in annual priorities speech
-The governors of five of the eight Great Lakes states have given their yearly State of the State addresses, but only one of them highlighted climate change.
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Wisconsin governor declares state of emergency after flooding, storms
-High winds and flooding caused significant damage along the Lake Michigan shoreline. Three Wisconsin counties earlier this week reported a combined $30 million in damage to public infrastructure.
