Gov. Gretchen Whitmer must lay out a bold vision to protect our waters, clean up toxic groundwater, keep water services from being privatized and put the onus on chemical companies to show they can operate safely.
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Report aims to prepare Great Lakes states for effects of climate change
Climate change is already affecting the Great Lakes. One group is urging Michigan, other Great Lakes states and Canadian provinces to coordinate efforts to make the Great Lakes basin more resilient to those changes.
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Lakes Michigan and Huron join list of lakes with PFAS-tainted smelt
State regulators this week warned anglers to limit their meals of rainbow smelt taken from the two lakes, along with three inland lakes. High PFAS levels had already prompted a smelt consumption advisory in Lake Superior.
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Michigan winters are super cloudy and getting worse. Here’s how to deal.
Blame the Great Lakes and climate change for Michigan’s dreary winters. And it appears to be getting worse as rising temperatures diminish ice cover on the lakes, allowing more moisture to rise in the atmosphere.
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Palisades nuclear plant owners will try again to reopen Michigan plant
Holtec International announced Monday that it will make a second attempt to win a federal bailout to reopen the shuttered nuclear plant on the Lake Michigan shoreline.
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Join Bridge, Circle of Blue to discuss Michigan lawmakers’ water priorities
On Jan. 25, Bridge Michigan environment reporter Kelly House will moderate a Zoom discussion about the priorities for water in the 2023 Michigan Legislature.
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Michigan tribes, state reach tentative deal on Great Lakes fishing access
Under the deal, which is awaiting consideration by a federal judge, tribal fishers could use gillnets in more places to cope with declining whitefish populations. Recreational fishing interests argue that could leave fewer fish for them.
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Anger over National Guard air training plan over Grayling and the Thumb
The proposal would allow big increases in military aircraft presence over some areas, including training maneuvers as low as 300-500 feet above the ground, drawing the ire of homeowners and environmental groups.
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Scientists warn of health impacts as Great Lakes plastic pollution grows
As millions of pounds of microplastics enter the Great Lakes each year, microplastics are turning up in human bodies. Researchers are scrambling to understand the health effects while efforts to curb waste fall short.
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Broad support cited for expanding Michigan wetlands
Democrats and Republicans, hunters, fishers and birding groups want Michigan to invest $30 million in federal funds for wetlands to help reduce algal blooms in Lake Erie and Saginaw Bay.