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Enbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsFish, propane, cash: Not everyone loves Enbridge generosity in the Straits
-Enbridge Energy and Massey Fish Company partnered to distribute free whitefish to area seniors, drawing cheers from allies and jeers from opponents who question the motives behind the company’s generosity.
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Drinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsPennsylvaniaPFASPFAS News RoundupPolicyWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: Biden talks PFAS in Wisconsin, watchdog asks Pentagon for future expenses, PFAS Action Act clears committee
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationDetroitFeature DetroitFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsDetroit Flooding Previews Risks from a Warming Climate
-Six inches of rain battered the Detroit metro area last weekend, a deluge that overwhelmed the region’s drainage system. But while the worst of that storm system is likely over, the city is still bracing for more rain later this week. In many cities just like Detroit, urban infrastructure was not built for current and future climate pressures.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingDetroitFeature DetroitFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsGroundwater ContaminationLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsPublic Resource: Around the Great Lakes, everyday people help make science possible
-Across the Great Lakes region, citizen – or community – scientists of all ages are collaborating with researchers and influencing policy, one project at a time.
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APDrinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedGrand RapidsMichiganNewsPFASWater Quality and Restoration EffortsHomes on tainted wells near Michigan airport will get city water
-Forty homes near the airport have levels of PFAS above state drinking water standards, and another 222 had some detection of the chemicals.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingCOVID-19Feature HomepageIndianaLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioOntarioRachel DuckettRecreation and TourismTourismSecond Spike: Great Lakes parks anticipate increased visitation this summer
-Parks around the Great Lakes are expecting a spike in visitation this season as the United States and Canada continue to distribute COVID-19 vaccines.
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ChicagoDrinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFeature-ChicagoIllinoisIndianaLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaRachel DuckettWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinDrinking Water Roundup: Lead pipes in Illinois and Minnesota, rare one-person grand jury used in Flint water criminal case, increased Line 3 pumping
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Army Corps decision could tack years onto Enbridge Line 5 tunnel timeline
-Federal regulators this week announced they will thoroughly examine the potential environmental impacts of Enbridge Energy’s plan to encase the petroleum pipeline inside of a tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac, a review that could take years.
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APEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFeature HomepageLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsArmy Corps plans extensive review of Great Lakes tunnel plan
-The Corps could have settled for a narrowly tailored examination of needs and purposes for the tunnel, but it opted for an environmental impact statement, which involves a more comprehensive study, including consideration of reasonable alternatives.
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Should taxpayers foot the bill for restoring the Midland dams?
-A group of Michigan legislators has introduced a bill package that would use public funds to rebuild the Sanford and Edenville dams and repair two upstream dams that were damaged in the floods, while enacting regulatory reforms designed to hold private dam owners accountable for maintaining their property.