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2019 Featured PostGreat Lakes Now's Year-End PostsLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRecreation and TourismRegionSandra SvobodaGreat Lakes Now: Our 2019 look back and our 2020 look ahead
-The Great Lakes Now team produced dozens of news stories, nine monthly shows, one documentary and countless moments of impact. We’ll do even more in the next year, again, with your help.
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Twin Metals Minnesota files formal mine plan with regulators
-Twin Metals Minnesota’s plan for an underground copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota is a project that has drawn fierce opposition because it would sit just upstream from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
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AuthorsClevelandDrinking WaterJames ProffittLatest NewsNewsOhioWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWaterfront DevelopmentH2Ohio: Ohio governor’s plan puts $1 billion toward clean water and new wetlands
-The H2Ohio projects, while not individually large-scale, are planned for strategic locations to maximize protection of Lake Erie.
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Michigan townships, Wolverine World Wide reach deal over PFAS contamination
-Michigan’s Plainfield and Algoma townships reached a tentative settlement with footwear company Wolverine World Wide in a federal lawsuit over contaminated water, officials announced Tuesday.
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PFAS water contamination not widespread, Pennsylvania says
-Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration said Thursday that a first round of testing drinking water samples in Pennsylvania for the toxic chemicals known as PFAS does not indicate widespread contamination.
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AuthorsDrinking WaterGary WilsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater WithdrawalsWaterfront DevelopmentBottled Water Wars: Legal setback for Nestle, Michigan legislators move to restrict shipments out of Great Lakes watershed
-As Nestle continues to fight to increase its Michigan water withdrawals in court, three bills were introduced that would increase state control over its water resources.
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No excessive radiation at Detroit River aggregate spill site
-Staffers with the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy inspected the Detroit Bulk Storage property with federal and local officials, taking radiological measurements and sampling river water just offshore in southwest Detroit.
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Michigan officials investigating aggregate spill in Detroit River
-Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy is investigating a spill of an unknown amount of construction aggregate material into the Detroit River from an industrial site with a history of environmental contamination.
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Following Flint: Former EPA head to lead advocacy group that challenged agency’s role in Flint
-Former EPA administrator Gina McCarthy assumes her position at NRDC on January 6, 2020. McCarthy led the EPA from 2013 – 2017.
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Future water options for Joliet, Illinois, cost $300 million to $1 billion
-Joliet officials are mulling future water-supply options that could cost over $1 billion if they choose to build a pipeline to Lake Michigan.
