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Posted inDetroit, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Speaking of Water: How Can the Biden Administration Deliver on Environmental Justice Pledges?

by Circle of Blue February 19, 2021
Posted inEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Deja vu — former Michigan elected official leads national energy policy, again

by Great Lakes Echo February 15, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, Natasha Blakely, New York, News, PFAS, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Minnesota sets new PFAS blueprint, Biden EPA dumps PFAS assessment over ‘political interference’

by Natasha Blakely February 12, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Climate Change, Detroit, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Gary Wilson, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Excited about Biden: Detroit advocate hopeful on environmental justice progress after decades of inertia

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now February 9, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

EPA Nominee Regan Touts Collaboration during Senate Confirmation Hearing

by Circle of Blue February 8, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

At Dawn of Biden Administration, Opportunities for Water Systems

by Circle of Blue February 1, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Natasha Blakely, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Lack of Enforcement: Less compliance with environmental laws means more pollution in the lakes

by Natasha Blakely January 26, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Budget, Drinking Water, Habitat Restoration, Latest News, Natasha Blakely, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Your Federal Tax Dollars: How they are funding the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

by Natasha Blakely January 25, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Climate Change, Latest News, Natasha Blakely, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Crisis Response: President Biden has already kickstarted the country’s new approach to climate change

by Natasha Blakely January 25, 2021
Posted inLatest News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice

The Great Lakes Are Bipartisan: As Biden takes office, remember the region’s votes were split

by Sandra Svoboda January 25, 2021

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