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Posted inEnergy, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region

Q&A: Michigan lawmaker aims to ‘build the coalition’ around clean energy

by Energy News Network February 5, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Drinking Water, Energy, Illinois, Industry, Lake Ontario, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, Politics, Protect, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Green Spotlight: New York Gov. Cuomo leads with climate change, restoring nature in annual priorities speech

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now February 3, 2020
Posted inDrinking Water, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Industry, News, PFAS, Water Quality

PFAS News Roundup: Litigation, testing, fish advisories, microwave popcorn and new firefighting foam labels

by Ric Mixter January 30, 2020
Posted inAdvocacy, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Groundwater Contamination, Industry, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

‘Wiggle room,’ deleted emails, and a controversial phone call: What we learned after five days of testimony in the PolyMet hearing

by MinnPost January 30, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Politics, Protect, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Weed in the Water: How does cannabis use affect our freshwater ecosystems?

by Sharon Oosthoek January 22, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Industry, Latest News, News, Who We Are and What We Do

Efficient or Cutting Corners: Trump administration challenges significant environmental law

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now January 20, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Illinois, Latest News, News, PFAS, Politics, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Chemical Hitchhikers: Great Lakes microplastics may increase risk of PFAS contaminants in food web

by Sharon Oosthoek January 17, 2020
Posted inDrinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, News, PFAS, Politics, Protect, Water Quality

PFAS News Roundup: Public input in Michigan, bans on firefighting foam, legislation won’t pass Senate

by Ric Mixter January 15, 2020
Posted inDrinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, News, PBS, PBS NewsHour, Water Quality

The U.S. House just voted to regulate PFAS. Here’s what you need to know

by GLN Editor January 14, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Algae Blooms, Drinking Water, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Lake Erie Algae: 2019 was bad but could have been worse

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now January 10, 2020

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  • Formal Repeal of Roadless Rule Directly Threatens Midwest Wilderness
    Federal agencies say opening these lands will reduce wildfire risks and make timber more accessible. Experts, however, say the government is contradicting itself.
  • Gary power outage underscores stakes of Solar for All cancellation
    Some city residents went two weeks without power following storms. The federal program, ended by Trump, would have enabled many to access solar and batteries.
  • Enbridge temporarily halts work on Line 5 reroute after 1.3M gallon gas leak
    Canadian energy firm has begun work to burn off around 84K gallons of remaining natural gas liquids.

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