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Posted inEnergy News Roundup

Indiana wants to be in charge of its own coal ash dumps

by Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now July 14, 2026July 14, 2026

More energy news as Ohio makes hundreds of millions from fracking beneath public lands and a shuttered Michigan nuclear plant nears a highly anticipated restart.

Posted inDrinking Water, Energy, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Ohio, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Ohio residents fight to get radioactive oil and gas waste off their roads

by Grist June 10, 2022
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Ontario, Politics, Region

Gas and oil industry report projects fuel price hikes if Enbridge Line 5 is shut down

by Michigan Public March 4, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, COVID-19, Industry, Latest News, News, Pennsylvania, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Four environmental issues in the Pittsburgh region to keep your eyes on in the age of COVID-19

by PublicSource May 15, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Great Lakes Learning, Industry, Latest News, News, Protect, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Learning: How to clean up an “oil spill” at your kitchen table

by Gary Abud Jr. April 16, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Industry, Latest News, Protect, Who We Are and What We Do

Cameras, Vessels, Warning System: Enbridge increases security of Line 5 pipeline

by Natasha Blakely October 17, 2019
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Industry, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, The States, Who We Are and What We Do

The Line 5 Decision: It’s a tunnel

by Sandra Svoboda October 3, 2018
Posted inLatest News, News

A new coalition of Midwest business leaders is formed to decommission Enbridge Oil Company’s massive pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac

by Mary Ellen Geist January 12, 2017November 10, 2025
Posted inLatest News, News

Dakota Access Pipeline: An On-the-ground View from a Young Protestor

by GLN Editor November 3, 2016November 10, 2025
Posted inNews

What’s up with the Dakota Pipeline? A Great Lakes Bureau Perspective

by GLN Editor November 1, 2016

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