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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsPreparing for a Great Lakes oil spill
-By Lester Graham, Michigan Radio The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; and Michigan…
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationFeature HomepageLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeDiesel spill on Lake Michigan triggers multi-agency response
-Up to 46,000 gallons of diesel fuel may have spilled into Lake Michigan from a large ship. It triggered a multi-agency response, including the US Coast Guard, EGLE, and ship owners.
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APFeature HomepageFlintIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsState: Chemical company likely source of Flint River spill
-Authorities focused on a chemical company as the likely source of a spill that has left a dark oily sheen for miles on the Flint River.
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Several thousands of gallons of oily material in Flint River
-Several thousands of gallons of an oil-based, dark black material with a petroleum smell spilled into the Flint River in Flint, authorities said Wednesday.
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APMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsCenter in UP to look at impact of oil spills in freshwater
-Lake Superior State University in Michigan’s eastern Upper Peninsula has been selected as a hub for a center that will look at the impacts of oil spills in freshwater environments.
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Brian OwensEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFeature HomepageLatest NewsNewsOntarioResearch, Data and Technology
Bacteria Cleanup: Should we let nature clean up oil spills?
-Natural populations of oil-degrading bacteria could help to clean up freshwater rivers and lakes after spills from pipelines and trains, researchers have found after experiments.
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DetroitEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature DetroitJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Lakes Moment: From the Rouge River to Persian Gulf, oil spill cleanups are handled by a Detroit company
-Marine Pollution Control was founded in Detroit in 1967 as the first oil spill cleanup company in the Great Lakes and one of the very first in the nation.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts“I can sum it up in one word, and that is: nightmare.” 10 years after massive oil spill in Michigan
-One of the worst oil spills into an inland waterway in U.S. history happened right here in Michigan, 10 years ago this week.
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Groups want tougher U.S. Steel fine for Lake Michigan spill
-The leaders of 18 environmental and civic groups have joined a push for U.S. Steel to face tougher penalties over a spill of hazardous substances from a northwestern Indiana plant into Lake Michigan.
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APArticleCollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEquity and Environmental JusticeFish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsHabitat RestorationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPartner ContentResourceScience, Technology, ResearchWaterfront DevelopmentPipeline rules adopted years after deadly explosion, spills
-New rules from the Department of Transportation were adopted Tuesday to prevent pipeline spills and deadly gas explosions but don’t address recommended steps to lessen accidents once they occur.
