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Environmental groups list major threats to Lake Erie

On: December 4, 2020

Environmental groups created a document that prioritizes the major threats to the Lake Erie watershed and includes recommendations on how to preserve water quality. The collaborative document was created to help guide government officials on the protection of Lake Erie, Presque Isle Bay, and their tributaries. Read the full story by Erie News Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20201204-erie-threat-priorities

Patrick Canniff

Bill to reauthorize Michigan beach control clears House committee

On: December 4, 2020

Republican lawmakers have advanced legislation that would reestablish the state of Michigan’s authority to manage development along the Great Lakes coastline as part of a bill that aims to simplify erosion protection permitting for homeowners at the beach. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20201204-coastline-erosion

Patrick Canniff

EGLE extends review of proposed Line 5 tunnel project

On: December 3, 2020

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is extending its review of the Line 5 tunnel until January 2021 to allow for more time to process public comments, technical information and recommendations from the State Historic Preservation Office. Read the full story by Michigan Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20201203-line5-tunnel

COMMENTARY: Terminating Line 5 easement means a safer future for Michigan and the Great Lakes

On: December 3, 2020

Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s action to revoke Enbridge’s Line 5 easement is an overdue and necessary step towards protecting the Great Lakes and ensuring Anishinaabe communities will have the ability to fish, work and recreate on the Straits of Mackinaw for generations to come. Read the full story by the Lansing State Journal.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20201203-anishinaabe-line5

Enbridge starts construction on Line 3 in Minnesota

On: December 3, 2020

Enbridge Energy began construction on its Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement in Minnesota on Tuesday, a day after state regulators approved the final permit for the $2.6 billion project amid legal challenges from local activist and Indigenous groups. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20201203-line3

Despite progress, Detroit River and Lake Erie at a ‘defining moment

On: December 3, 2020

The recent “State of the Strait” report described how environmental clean-up efforts have improved the Detroit River and western Lake Erie, but warned that the waters are “at a defining moment” as algal blooms continue to plague the waters. Read the full story by the Toledo Blade.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20201203-state-of-strait

Shipping halted as freighter remains aground in Detroit River

On: December 3, 2020

A freighter ran aground early Wednesday in the lower Detroit River near Grosse Ile causing a vessel attempting to avoid it to hit bottom and a logjam for other ships rushing to move cargo ahead of the close of the shipping season. Read the full story by The Detroit News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20201203-ship-aground

Northern Michigan in focus: the Jarvis Lord shipwreck

On: December 3, 2020

Shipwreck hunter Ross Richardson located another shipwreck at the bottom of Lake Michigan near Pyramid Point at the Sleeping Bear Dunes in Northern Michigan. The Jarvis Lord sunk 135 years ago while carrying iron ore from St. Ignace to Chicago. Read the full story by WWUP-TV – 9&10 News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20201203-jarvis-lord

Ludington offers Up North vacation fun as remote learning for students

On: December 3, 2020

With more students – and grown-ups – doing their work remotely these days, some of Ludington, Michigan’s, favorite tourist spots have pulled together a large lineup of remote learning and entertainment options. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20201203-ludington

COMMENTARY: Line 5 shutdown will prevent a Great Lakes disaster, keep environment safe

On: December 3, 2020

By acting to shutdown Line 5 across the Mackinaw Straits, Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Attorney General Dana Nessel are effectively protecting the “public trust” in Michigan’s waters and natural resource. Read the full story by the Lansing State Journal.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20201203-line5-commentary-2

IJC restructuring St. Lawrence River board

On: December 3, 2020

The International Joint Commission announced that the International Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River board will be reformed, reducing the number of members to six – three from Canada and three from the United States. The reformed group will seek input from a more-inclusive advisory body. Read the full story by the Toronto Star.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20201203-ijc-restructure

Webinar to teach about invasive species

On: December 3, 2020

The St. Lawrence Eastern Lake Ontario Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (SLELO PRISM) is offering an online presentation about invasive species that threaten local areas, and ways for residents to help protect lands and waters against these species. Read the full story by the Watertown Daily Times.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20201203-is-webinar

Fishtown’s oldest shanty lifted onto new foundation, saving it from high water

On: December 2, 2020

Four months after it was cut free of its old water-logged foundation and lifted away to wait out its new perch, Fishtown’s oldest shanty was recently settled back into place along the Leland River in northwest Michigan. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20201202-fishtown-shanty

Construction begins on water pipeline to Waukesha and return flow to Lake Michigan

On: December 2, 2020

In Wisconsin, construction has started on the two pipelines that will carry Lake Michigan drinking water from Milwaukee to Waukesha and treated wastewater back towards the lake. It’s expected to take almost three years to finish the diversion project aimed at providing Waukesha with a reliable source of clean water. Read the full story by WUWM- Milwaukee, WI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20201202-water-pipeline

EDITORIAL: What President-elect Biden can do for Wisconsin — restore the Great Lakes

On: December 2, 2020

President-elect Joe Biden should focus on threats to the Great Lakes. One way to support is a robust endorsement of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative that includes dramatically increased funding for the project. Read the full story by The Capital Times.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20201202-biden-glri

Oil spill clean-up effort continues after barge sinks in Grand Traverse Bay

On: December 2, 2020

The owner of a barge that sank and spilled oil into Grand Traverse Bay this week told the U.S. Coast Guard that a salvage effort to refloat the vessel is planned as soon as the weather allows. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20201202-oil-spill

County scientist explains changing face of Lake Ontario

On: December 2, 2020

The Prince Edward County Field Naturalists heard from a senior research scientist with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, whose presentation focused on the changing face of the Great Lakes with specific focus on Lake Ontario. Read the full story by Prince Edward County Live.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20201202-ontario-changing

Grant to help expand COVID-19 wastewater detection program

On: December 2, 2020

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is providing $800,000 to expand an ongoing COVID-19 detection program in wastewater. Read the full story by Michigan Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20201202-covid-wastewater

What do you think of the Milwaukee Bucks’ ‘Great Lakes Blue’ city edition uniform?

On: December 2, 2020

The Milwaukee Bucks unveiled the official look of their 2020-21 “Great Lakes Blue” alternate city edition uniforms Tuesday. Inspired by Milwaukee’s meaning as “the gathering place by the water,” this year’s jersey emphasizes the city’s location along the shore of Lake Michigan. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20201202-giannis-mvp

Great Lakes area mayors form water commission

On: December 2, 2020

Eleven mayors from major Great Lakes and St. Lawrence cities will participate in a newly-formed Mayors Water Equity Commission. The commission’s goal will be to address a range of water issues, including access, affordability, community and economic benefits from water infrastructure investments and community impacts due to climate change. Read the full story by the Windsor Star.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20201202-water-commission

Dismissed: Michigan advocates outraged by state’s bottled water decision

On: December 2, 2020

Water conservation advocacy groups in Michigan expressed outrage over the state’s recent dismissal of their appeal of the decision allowing Nestle Waters North America to increase the amount of groundwater it was withdrawing for bottled water. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20201202-bottled-water

So Great, So Fragile: Great Lakes shorelines eroded, washed away after years of high water levels

On: December 2, 2020

High lake levels, strong winds and powerful waves have caused millions of dollars in damage to the Great Lakes shorelines. Beaches are being washed away, homes flooded, and treasured recreational spots have been reduced to rubble. Read the full story by WLS-TV- Chicago, IL.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20201202-fragile

“Saving the Great Lakes”: National Geographic December issue explores the lakes and their struggles

On: December 1, 2020

The feature story of National Geographic magazine’s December 2020 issue puts a spotlight on the Great Lakes. Great Lakes Now News Director Natasha Blakely interviews the author, Tim Folger and his connection and interest in the Great Lakes region. Read the full story by GreatLakesNow.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20201201-great-lakes-national-geographic

Patrick Canniff

800,000+ people risk water shutoffs in the Great Lakes state

On: December 1, 2020

More than 317,000 households serving an estimated 800,000 Michiganders throughout Michigan are known to be behind on their water bills and could face water shutoffs. The potential shutoffs are due in part to the Michigan Supreme Court repeal of Governor Whitmer’s water reconnection Executive Order in October. Read the full story by National Resource Defense Council.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20201201-water-shutoff-michigan

Patrick Canniff

Long-awaited local sewage plant needed for Newmarket growth may be cancelled

On: December 1, 2020

The Regional Municipality of York’s proposed and funded wastewater treatment facility in East Gwillimbury, Ontario, part of the $715-million Upper York Sewage Solutions project, has been waiting for the green light from the province for years in the face of strong opposition from the Chippewas of Georgina First Nation. Read the full story by NewmarketToday.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20201201-ontario-wastewater

Patrick Canniff

Task force reviewing proposals to strengthen rules for Michigan dam owners

On: December 1, 2020

A Michigan task force is reviewing recommendations to strengthen regulations for Michigan’s dams in the wake of the May failure of two “grossly underfunded” Midland-area dams that led to catastrophic damage. Read the full story by The Detroit News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20201201-michgan-dams

Patrick Canniff

Michigan’s Governor would cause regional energy crisis in Canada

On: December 1, 2020

Sarnia’s mayor warns Line 5 shutdown would harm economy on both sides of border if Michigan succeeds in shutting down the Line 5 pipeline citing potential regional energy crisis and economic pain. Read the full story by Lake Superior News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20201201-line-5-energy-canada

Patrick Canniff

Coast Guard investigates half-submerged barge, oil sheen in Grand Traverse Bay

On: December 1, 2020

Coast Guard Sector Sault Sainte Marie said it received its first report of the half-sunken barge in part of the bay near Traverse City about 9:30 a.m., Nov. 30^th. The barge was in about 10 feet of water, sitting about 100 yards from shore. View the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20201201-coast-guard-oil

Patrick Canniff

$1.5M Possible for Lake Linden Trail repair

On: December 1, 2020

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has recommended that $1.5 million dollars from the Land and Water Conservation Fund be allocated to help rebuild the ATV and snowmobile trail that runs from Dollar Bay to Lake Linden. Read the full story by Keweenaw Report.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20201201-michigan-trail-repair

Patrick Canniff

Experimental Lakes looking ahead to summer already

On: December 1, 2020

In a visit in the spring, Greg Rickford, the minister for northern development announced $30,000 for design work to help build new facilities, as well as $2 million in operating money that is being leveraged to bring more than $10 million worth of research. Read the full story by DrydenNow.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20201201-experimental-lakes

Patrick Canniff

Cleaning up the River Raisin over the years

On: December 1, 2020

The unregulated degradation of River Raisin from the 1900s to the 1980s made the waterway and its environs one of the most polluted rivers in Michigan. This led to the designation of the River Raisin as an Area of Concern by the United States Environmental Protection Agency in 1987 as part of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement of that year and fielding the way for greater restoration. Read the full story by LenConnect.com.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20201201-michigan-river-pollution

Patrick Canniff

DNR turns to helicopters for restocking fish populations in remote Minnesota lakes

On: November 30, 2020

For years Minnesota biologists stocked remote lakes with trout by dropping them out of planes in sometimes risky conditions from about 100 feet. With better equipment, they began using safer and more gentle helicopters in 2020. Read the full story by the Star Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/2020130-helicopter-fish-stocking

Whitmer’s office slams Enbridge over lawsuit seeking to block state’s Line 5 shutdown order

On: November 30, 2020

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s office assailed Enbridge Inc. for filing a lawsuit last week in an effort to reverse the state’s order to shut down controversial pipelines in the Straits of Mackinac, saying the oil giant was endangering the Great Lakes. Read the full story by the Detroit Metro Times.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/2020130-enbridge-lawsuit

Sleeping Bear Dunes piping plover spotted in South Carolina, heralded as “true survivor”

On: November 30, 2020

After a troublesome nesting season for some Great Lakes piping plovers, one little bird’s big trip this fall is being celebrated as a victory. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/2020130-piping-plover

Tribe funds continued dredging as Lake Superior mine waste threatens harbor

On: November 30, 2020

The cold-weather dredging at Grand Traverse Harbor in Lake Superior, on Upper Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula, is ongoing and being funded by the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community. Read the full story by WXPR – Ironwood, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/2020130-dredging

Sandhill cranes, a conservation success story, now face climate change threat

On: November 30, 2020

After making a real comeback after near extinction in the 1930s from loss of habitat and overhunting, the sandhill crane is now facing a new threat in the Great Lakes: climate change. Read the full story by WTTW – Chicago, IL.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/2020130-sandhill-cranes

Flushing out COVID-19: EGLE awards $10M in grants to detect virus in wastewater

On: November 30, 2020

The Michigan departments of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy and Health and Human Services have announced more than $6.5 million in grant funding, and more than $3 million in laboratory equipment purchases, for universities across the state and other partners to run 20 three-month pilot programs to test for the COVID-19 virus in wastewater. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/2020130-wastewater-grants

Michigan DNR awards nearly $2M in recreation grants to 18 communities

On: November 30, 2020

Nearly $2 million in recreation grants will go to local park and trail improvements and developments across eighteen communities, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Read the full story by WDIV-TV – Detroit, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/2020130-recreation-grants

Famous Lake Michigan view featured on National Geographic’s December issue

On: November 30, 2020

A famous view of Lake Michigan graces the cover of December’s National Geographic. The image features Empire Bluff, part of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Leelanau County. Read the full story by the Manistee News Advocate.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/2020130-national-geographic

U.S. Coast Guard cutter is carrying ‘Christmas Tree Ship’ load across Lake Michigan

On: November 30, 2020

The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw will be angling west toward Chicago, carrying a load of more than 1,000 Christmas trees as it recreates the holiday spirit of Michigan’s ill-fated Christmas Tree Ship, which sank in late November 1912. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/2020130-christmas-tree-ship

Seasonal relief coming from high Great Lakes water levels

On: November 30, 2020

As winter sets in, Great Lakes water levels’ seasonal decline is well underway. But the threat of more shoreline erosion and flooding from unusually high water remains for summer 2021. Read the full story by the Toledo Blade.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/2020130-water-levels

So Great, So Fragile: Climate change linked to severe weather in cities along the Great Lakes

On: November 25, 2020

Scientists link planet’s warming to changing weather patterns in Great Lakes series from ABC7 Chicago, National Geographic. Read the full story by WLS-TV- Chicago, IL.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/2020125-climate-change

Waterkeeper completes 3-year restoration project on Spicer Creek at River Oaks

On: November 25, 2020

Recently, Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper conducted a tree planting on Grand Island on Spicer Creek, New York, that helped to restore the shorelines that have been eroding for years. Read the full story by Buffalo Rising.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/2020125-waterkeeper

Eagle Creek says Morrow Dam spill gate replacement expected by end of 2020

On: November 25, 2020

After months of delays, the Morrow Dam in Michigan is close to completion. For the past year, sediment-laden water has been flowing through the dam, polluting the Kalamazoo River, which ultimately discharges into Lake Michigan. Read the full story by WWMT-TV- Kalamazoo, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/2020125-dam-spill

COMMENTARY: Great Lakes states went big for Joe Biden — and he should go big for the Great Lakes

On: November 25, 2020

The Great Lakes may be the United States’ greatest natural resource, and the many challenges facing the Great Lakes should be high on both the budgetary and environmental to do-list of the new administration. Read the full story by the Chicago Sun-Times.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/2020125-biden

GRCA calls on province to reconsider proposed changes

On: November 25, 2020

The Grand River Conservation Authority is calling on the province of Ontario to reconsider changes it believes will limit its role on important issues, including flood mitigation. At issue are proposed changes included in Bill 229, which would limit Ontario’s 36 conservation authorities powers on how they regulate development in flood plains. Read the full story by The Gananoque Reporter.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/2020125-grca

IJC Board downsizing heading into 2021

On: November 25, 2020

The International Joint Commission’s Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Board will decrease to a six-member board, with an equal number of members from the U.S. and Canada, effective December 1. Read the full story by the Niagara Gazette.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/2020125-ijc

Chicago, Hammond to offer competing pitches to sell Joliet Lake Michigan water

On: November 25, 2020

As the city of Joliet, Illinois, looks to sign a contract to start getting its water from Lake Michigan, the Illinois cities of Chicago and Hammond both want the potentially lucrative deal to deliver it. Read the full story by the Chicago Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/2020125-water-chicago

Water conservation group calls on AG to investigate Nestle

On: November 25, 2020

Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation has called for Michigan’s Attorney General to investigate Nestle on the grounds that the company’s groundwater withdrawal for its bottled water is damaging to the environment. Read the full story by Cadillac News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/2020125-nestle

Enbridge sues Michigan over oil pipeline shutdown order

On: November 25, 2020

Enbridge is fighting an order to shut down its oil pipeline that crosses the waterway connecting Lake Huron and Lake Michigan. The Canadian company filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, who demanded earlier this month that Line 5 be closed within 180 days. Read the full story by the Associated Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/2020125-shutdown