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Blue EconomyEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeIan WendrowIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake HuronNewsOhioPolicyU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsGreat Lakes Energy News Roundup: Warren’s ‘Blue New Deal,’ Enbridge lake debris, Ohio anti-protest bill, Canada’s nuclear waste
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly energy-related headline roundup.
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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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Funding Boost: Michigan, Ohio senators secure increase for federal Great Lakes restoration program
-Michigan Sen. Gary Peters worked with Ohio Sen. Rob Portman for the additional $9 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative’s Fiscal Year 2020 budget.
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BudgetFish, Birds and AnimalsFoodHabitat RestorationLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRecreational Hunting and FishingThe StatesTribal Governments and First NationsU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsEPA gives $3.7M to protect endangered Lake Superior’s Buffalo Reef
-The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative has awarded $3.7 million to efforts to restore the Buffalo Reef in Lake Superior. The money is going toward a dredging operation.
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AdvocacyAgricultureAlgae BloomsEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeForever Chemicals FeaturedGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPFASPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectShipping and PortsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsPark Service reopens Indiana beaches after cyanide spill
-The National Park Service says three consecutive days of tests have been positive, including two days with no detection of cyanide.
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Trump stands by Great Lakes funding cut in budget sent to Congress
-EPA says no impaired status for Lake Erie; Inspector General critical of EPA management The Trump administration released its final…
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The Great Lakes: A national priority or regional responsibility?
-For even the most casual Great Lakes observer, it’s hard to ignore the drama playing out over federal funding in…
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U.S. House Pushes Back to Restore Great Lakes Funding
-63 Republicans and Democrats Urge Trump Administration Not to Cut Funding from 300 million a year to Zero In the…
