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Books, Authors, Art and MusicGary WilsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismPrincipled Poet: Michigan’s Alison Swan tackles environmental issues on an experiential level in new book
-In a Great Lakes world dominated by policy proclamations, fights for funding and the never-ending conflict between politicians, business and environmental interests, Michigan poet Alison Swan operates on a different level.
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Drinking WaterDuluthFish, Birds and AnimalsFoodForever Chemicals FeaturedLake SuperiorLatest NewsMinnesotaNatasha BlakelyNewsOhioPFASPFAS News RoundupPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: PFAS in Lake Superior smelt, McDonalds drops PFAS packaging, White House weakened EPA guidelines
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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BudgetDetroitDrinking WaterFeature DetroitGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeMichigan cities must begin replacing lead pipes. But who has the cash?
-As utilities across the state launch into a massive lead line replacement effort expected to be paid for largely by ratepayers, they are navigating a host of challenges, from the price to replace pipes to where they’ll find enough contractors to do the work.
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Minnesota lawmakers introduce anti-copper mining legislation
-The effort directly opposes a proposed Twin Metals underground copper-nickel mine near Ely that opponents say could contaminate the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
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Drinking WaterGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsIn Trump Administration’s Final-Days Deregulatory Push, Army Corps Reduces Stream Protections
-Changes to the nationwide permits for dredging and filling waterways will expose more stretches of small streams to development.
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Fish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeTrump administration rule ends prosecuting industry for unintentionally killing birds
-The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service changed part of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act which has protected birds for more than 100 years.
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President signs Great Lakes mapping bill into law
-The last time some of these maps were updated was back in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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Climate ChangeCOVID-19Drinking WaterFreightersGary WilsonGreat Lakes Now's Year-End PostsLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental Justice2020 in Review: Climate change, COVID-19 and Michigan’s governor
-Of course, a lot also happened in 2020 that did not garner the attention that COVID-19 and climate change did.
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DetroitDrinking WaterFeature DetroitForever Chemicals FeaturedGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan politicians ran on water problems. Activists want money for fixes.
-Water advocates say they plan to push state and federal lawmakers for more funding to address PFAS, lead line replacement, and other water issues. But the COVID-19 crisis could make budget dollars scarce.
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Climate ChangeCOVID-19Equity and Environmental JusticeGary WilsonLatest NewsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsRollbacks, Climate, Justice: Environmental attorney on Biden’s commitments, opportunities and challenges
-To help understand the policy and political challenges the new president-elect faces, Great Lakes Now talked with University of Detroit Mercy environmental law professor Nick Schroeck.
