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AgricultureCoal Ash ProjectEquity and Environmental JusticeGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNew YorkNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchTourismWater Quality and Restoration EffortsIn the Finger Lakes, a bitcoin mining plant billed as ‘green’ has a dirty coal ash problem
-Residents want regulators to force the bitcoin miner that took over an old coal plant to clean up coal ash contaminating water.
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ChicagoClimate ChangeCoal Ash ProjectDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageGroundwater ContaminationHistory and CultureIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsLeaking landfills: Unregulated coal ash poses a buried, brewing threat to Lake Michigan and beyond, new lawsuit says
-As the EPA steps up enforcement of coal ash regulations, environmentalists demand action on historic coal ash not covered by those rules.
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Climate ChangeCoal Ash ProjectEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageGroundwater ContaminationHistory and CultureIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinCracking down on coal ash: Tough talk and tough choices
-The EPA says it is getting serious about enforcing federal coal ash rules. But massive challenges remain, from recalcitrant state regulators to environmental justice conundrums to ballooning costs for ratepayers.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeDetroitEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitFeature HomepageFeature LeadGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsWhen your home is filled with hazards, what can you do?
-Great Lakes Now put together a list of small, accessible actions people can take to improve their housing situations and mitigate some of the impacts of lead, climate change and more.
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BudgetCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsNew laws make it easier for communities to access state financing for water infrastructure
-Bipartisan legislation to help cities get money to fix their water systems has been signed by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
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AdvocacyClimate ChangeDetroitEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan Gov. Whitmer’s plan needs to move from aspiration to action, says Detroit climate advocate
-A priority shift is needed on federal and state levels to achieve climate goals, Michelle Martinez told Great Lakes Now.
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AdvocacyCollaborationDetroitEquity and Environmental JusticeMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsAs agencies seek more environmental justice data, longtime residents are skeptical
-Environmental regulators hope new data-driven tools will help identify hotspots and drive environmental justice. Some activists, who’ve been fighting polluters for decades, have doubts that more information will make a difference.
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ClevelandCollaborationEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeMapping tools help Ohio cities chart course for environmental justice
-By layering multiple health, economic and environmental indicators, digital mapping tools are helping cities identify and respond to environmental injustices.
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AdvocacyBudgetCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitFeature HomepageLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater's True CostHigh Cost of Water Hits Home
-Rising rates hurt Michigan’s poorest residents.
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AdvocacyBudgetEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesIllinois environmental justice bill would help residents prevent pollution
-Grassroots leaders of successful fights against coal plants and petcoke are taking the lead: “Communities must have a way to be involved in a permitting process that is really broken,” one said.
