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Judge: Michigan agency can evaluate Great Lakes tunnel plan
-The Michigan Public Service Commission can evaluate the need for the tunnel project and whether it would be designed, constructed and operated safely, according to a judge.
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Drinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedLatest NewsMichiganNatasha BlakelyNew YorkNewsOhioPennsylvaniaPFASPFAS News RoundupTraverse CityWater Quality and Restoration EffortsPFAS News Roundup: Huron River contamination levels drop, New York PFAS cleanup could be delayed
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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COVID-19Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupEquity and Environmental JusticeGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisIndianaIndigenous CommunitiesInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOntarioPennsylvaniaWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDrinking Water News Roundup: Illinois COVID-19 shutoff protections, Ontario First Nation evacuation
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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CollaborationCOVID-19DetroitDrinking WaterFeature DetroitGreat Lakes News CollaborativeGroundwater ContaminationInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsAnother Casualty of COVID: Testing declines for lead poisoning in Michigan
-During the pandemic, the number of children being tested for lead poisoning has been cut in half.
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CollaborationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismThe StatesMichigan proposal’s reliance on fossil fuel money splits environmentalists
-Voters will decide next month whether to shift oil and gas royalty spending from land acquisition to park development.
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CollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFreightersGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsNew House bills would make anchor strikes in the Straits of Mackinac a felony
-They could face a felony charge, serve up to four years in prison, pay a fine of up to $10,000, and cover environmental cleanup costs.
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Wipes flushed in toilets cause big waste spill in Michigan small town
-Baby wipes clogged the wastewater system in Beulah in northern Michigan, causing a 10,000-gallon backup.
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CollaborationDrinking WaterFlintGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioOntarioWater Quality and Restoration EffortsLegionella and other dangerous pathogens still lurk in U.S. drinking water
-Though less common than in the past, microbes that contaminate tap water continue to sicken — and sometimes kill — Americans.
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Climate ChangeEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIan WendrowLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioGreat Lakes Energy News Roundup: Michigan clean energy transition, pilot hydrogen production plant, Ohio nuclear bankruptcy ruling
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly headline roundup.
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APEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFreightersIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismAncient stone patterns in Straits of Mackinac add new wrinkle to Line 5 pipeline debate
-A group of amateur explorers raised money to look at Enbridge Inc.’s oil pipeline on the lake bottom.
