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Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Industry, Latest News, News, Protect

Emergency No-Anchor Zone Mandate for the Straits of Mackinac

by Mary Ellen Geist May 25, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, News, Protect, Water Quality

A Growing Epidemic of Toxic Algal Blooms

by Mary Ellen Geist May 23, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inBudget, News, Politics, Protect

Progress and problems define Great Lakes legacy sites cleanup

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now May 21, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, News, Recreation and Tourism, Video

A Great Lakes Moment from John Hartig

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now May 15, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Industry, News

A Nuclear Waste Dump a Mile from Lake Huron?

by Mary Ellen Geist May 11, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inBudget, Drinking Water, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Industry, Latest News, News, Politics, Protect, Water Quality

New Study says Line 5 Oil Spill could cost Michigan 6 billion dollars

by Mary Ellen Geist May 8, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inNews, Protect, Water Quality, Water Withdrawals

Can the Public Trust Doctrine protect Michigan’s groundwater?

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now May 7, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Industry, News, Protect, Water Quality

Federal Agency (PHMSA) asks Enbridge to lower pressure on Line 5 in the Straits

by Mary Ellen Geist May 1, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inBooks, Authors, Art and Music, Culture, Drinking Water, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Industry, Invasive Species, News, Science, Technology & Research, Video, Water Quality

An Interview with Great Lakes Author Dan Egan

by Mary Ellen Geist April 27, 2018
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Industry, Latest News, News, Protect

First Underwater Photos from the Spill in the Straits

by Mary Ellen Geist April 25, 2018November 10, 2025

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  • Enbridge to Pay $275K Settlement for 2019 Wisconsin Spill After DOJ Action
    The Wisconsin Department of Justice announced a $275,000 settlement Thursday with energy firm Enbridge for alleged violations of the state’s spills law over a 2019 spill in Jefferson County.
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    University of Toledo researchers have developed a system of buoys that slowly release algaecide into the surrounding water.

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