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PFAS News Roundup: End of Chevron deference may intensify drinking water contamination by further delaying PFAS cleanup, experts warn

In an article by the Wisconsin Examiner, legal experts cited the myriad of ways the Supreme Court ruling on Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, which overturned the Chevron deference, will likely harm future PFAS litigation. The decision came just days after a group of utilities and chemical companies filed three lawsuits in the U.S.

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/07/pfas-news-roundup-end-of-chevron-deference-may-intensify-drinking-water-contamination-by-further-delaying-pfas-cleanup-experts-warn/

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As climate change alters lakes, tribes and conservationists fight for the future of spearfishing

By Melina Walling and John Locher, Associated Press

HAYWARD, Wis. (AP) — Chilly nights on northern Wisconsin’s Chippewa Flowage don’t deter 15-year-old spearfisher Gabe Bisonette. He’s been learning the Ojibwe practice for so long now that when his headlamp illuminates the eye-shine of his quarry, he can communicate the sighting to his dad with hardly a word.

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/07/as-climate-change-alters-lakes-tribes-and-conservationists-fight-for-the-future-of-spearfishing/

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FEMA will now consider climate change when it rebuilds after floods

By Jake Bittle, Grist

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.

When the Federal Emergency Management Agency spends millions of dollars to help rebuild schools and hospitals after a hurricane, it tries to make the community more resilient than it was before the storm.

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/07/fema-will-now-consider-climate-change-when-it-rebuilds-after-floods/

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The recent 55th anniversary of the 1969 Cuyahoga River fire serves as a reminder to Northeast Ohio residents of the benefits from decades of work cleaning up industrial contamination in the river. But Northeast Ohio officials and Cuyahoga River advocates see stormwater runoff as a new threat and worry it’s on the rise. Read the full story by WKSU – Kent, OH.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240710-cuyahoga-river

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Starting in 2022, Viking Cruises gave its two expedition ships, Octantis and sister ship Polaris, a summer job: plying the Great Lakes from April through September. Since then, the popularity of cruising the Great Lakes has only increased. Read the full story by The Globe and Mail.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240710-cruising

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Thirteen labs make up the University of Windsor’s Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research (GLIER). Headquartered at the shores of the Detroit River, GLIER researchers specialize in the complex problems facing the Great Lakes and the watersheds that feed into them. Read the full story by The Globe and Mail.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240710-glier

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