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Tag: oil spill

Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Preparing for a Great Lakes oil spill

by Michigan Public August 4, 2023November 8, 2025

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 Radio, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; who work together to bring […]

Posted inFeatured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region

Diesel spill on Lake Michigan triggers multi-agency response

by Michigan Public August 3, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Featured, Industry, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Bacteria Cleanup: Should we let nature clean up oil spills?

by Brian Owens, Great Lakes Now July 30, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Feature Detroit, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: From the Rouge River to Persian Gulf, oil spill cleanups are handled by a Detroit company

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now March 1, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

“I can sum it up in one word, and that is: nightmare.” 10 years after massive oil spill in Michigan

by Michigan Public December 29, 2020

Latest News

  • North Bay’s PFAS problem: 5 things to know about a ‘forever chemicals’ hotspot in Ontario
    In a small northern city, citizens have launched a class-action lawsuit over decades-old PFAS pollution. The city and federal government, meanwhile, are working on a $122-million clean-up.
  • Enbridge to Pay $275K Settlement for 2019 Wisconsin Spill After DOJ Action
    The Wisconsin Department of Justice announced a $275,000 settlement Thursday with energy firm Enbridge for alleged violations of the state’s spills law over a 2019 spill in Jefferson County.
  • Scientists have a new tool in the fight against toxic algal blooms: buoys
    University of Toledo researchers have developed a system of buoys that slowly release algaecide into the surrounding water.

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