The David R. Obey Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center near Ashland, Wisconsin, will be closed to the public from June 3 to June 29. During this time, the Center parking lot and entrance drive will be re-paved. Read the full story by the Ashland Daily Press.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240531-visitor-center
It will likely be a few more weeks before anything is physically done on site about the Black River Canal gate since winter floods damaged it and rendered the waterway impassable to boaters this season. However, city officials in Port Huron, Michigan, said that a host of preparations are going on behind the scenes. Read the full story by the Times Herald.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240531-canal-gate
The state of Michigan said it’s willing to step in and oversee property repairs at 1,900 homes in Flint where water pipes have been inspected or replaced but the grounds remain a mess. In March, the City of Flint was found in civil contempt by a judge after blowing past deadlines to get the work done, years after a water switch in 2014 caused lead to leach off old pipes, spoiling the drinking water system. Read the full story by WOOD-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240531-flint-properties
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In show of sibling pride on the occasion of the 60th anniversary year of the University of Wisconsin Water Resources Institute, here’s some background about this sister program that is housed along with our Sea Grant Program in the Aquatic Sciences Center at UW-Madison.
On July 17, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Water Resources Research Act to establish a water resources research institute in each state and Puerto Rico. The program was later expanded to include the District of Columbia, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
“The Congress has found that we have entered a period in which acute water shortages are hampering our industries, our agriculture, our recreation and our individual health and happiness,” Johnson said.
The 54 institutes are charged with undertaking multidisciplinary water research. They are a federal-state partnership, with federal funds coming through the U.S. Geological Survey and providing dollars to support two tracks, a core grant to each individual program and then a pot of money to annually use for national research competitions to address timely challenges. In Wisconsin, state funding through the Groundwater Coordinating Council also supports WRI.
Johnson’s statement continued, “The new centers will be concerned with municipal and regional, as well as national water problems. Their ready accessibility to state and local officials will permit each problem to be attacked on an individual basis, the only way in which complex characteristics of each water deficiency can be resolved.” Johnson also noted that centers, such as Wisconsin’s, “will enlist the intellectual power of universities and research institutes in a nationwide effort to conserve and utilize our water resources for the common benefit.”
Decades later, WRI continues to embody those 1964 presidential words. It has funded more than 140 research projects, including marquee issues as naturally occurring radium in southeastern Wisconsin. WRI research on those aquifers informed the first-ever binational approval of Great Lakes water withdrawals by a community outside of the basin. Waukesha secured that permission in 2016 because its own supplies were dwindling and contaminated.
Other WRI work has explored the long-term balance between water users in the Central Sands Region of Wisconsin. The scarcity of water in the area creates a tug between those wishing to use it for agriculture and those seeing reduced surface water levels, meaning sporting and recreational opportunities could be compromised.
More contemporary research priorities have been examining PFAS in the state’s waters, the effect of climate change on resources and assessing the extent and impact of pathogens in drinking water.
WRI also recruits and trains the next generation of water leaders. Throughout its history, more than 1,250 students have been trained by working on research projects.
“We are incredibly proud of the students and the work supported by WRI these past 60 years. At the same time, we know that water issues remain critical throughout the state. We look forward to supporting innovative and impactful research in Wisconsin,” WRI Interim Director Christy Remucal said.
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The age of Earth’s water has been estimated at 4.5 billion years. While 60 pales in comparison to that astounding age, the work of the National Institutes for Water Resources network — celebrating its sexennial anniversary in 2024 — is critical for the resource’s stewardship.
On July 17, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Water Resources Research Act to establish a water resources research institute in each state and Puerto Rico. The program was later expanded to include the District of Columbia, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
“The Congress has found that we have entered a period in which acute water shortages are hampering our industries, our agriculture, our recreation and our individual health and happiness,” Johnson said.
The 54 institutes are charged with undertaking multidisciplinary water research. They are a federal-state partnership, with federal funds coming through the U.S. Geological Survey and providing dollars to support two tracks, a core grant to each individual program and also a pot of money to annually use for national research competitions to address timely challenges.
In Wisconsin, the state’s statutorily funded Groundwater Coordinating Council also supports the University of Wisconsin Water Resources Institute. The WRI is a program of the Universities of Wisconsin and is housed on the flagship campus in Madison.
At the time of the centers’ enactment, Johnson’s statement continued, “The new centers will be concerned with municipal and regional, as well as national water problems. Their ready accessibility to state and local officials will permit each problem to be attacked on an individual basis, the only way in which complex characteristics of each water deficiency can be resolved.” Johnson also noted that centers, such as Wisconsin’s, “will enlist the intellectual power of universities and research institutes in a nationwide effort to conserve and utilize our water resources for the common benefit.”
Decades later, WRI continues to embody those 1964 presidential words. It has funded more than 140 research projects, including marquee issues like naturally occurring radium in southeastern Wisconsin. WRI research on those aquifers informed the first-ever binational approval of Great Lakes water withdrawals by a community outside of the basin. Waukesha secured that permission in 2016 because its own supplies were dwindling and contaminated.
Other WRI work has explored the long-term balance between water users in the Central Sands Region of Wisconsin. The scarcity of water in the area creates a tug between those wishing to use it for agriculture and those seeing reduced surface water levels, meaning sporting and recreational opportunities could be compromised.
More contemporary research priorities have been examining PFAS in the state’s waters, the effect of climate change on resources and assessing the extent and impact of pathogens in drinking water.
WRI Associate Director Jennifer Hauxwell said, “In a state so enriched with water, we have no shortage of water challenges, including water quality challenges statewide due to excessive nutrients or contaminants, water quantity challenges related to scarcity in some parts of the state and flooding in other parts. WRI’s investment in research helps us better identify and understand these challenges and evaluate management solutions to these challenges. We have a long history of working closely with Wisconsin communities to address their challenges and to connect researchers to real-world Wisconsin water issues.
“We are so fortunate to have had the opportunity to serve as this bridge for the past 60 years and look forward to the next 60,” she concluded.
WRI also recruits and trains the next generation of water leaders. Throughout its history, more than 1,250 students have been trained by working on research projects.
Further, WRI has established a transformative fellowship program. It partners with state agencies to mentor post-graduates who provide cutting-edge knowledge while gaining skills early in their careers. One of the current fellows is Sarah Gravlee. She works in water science policy for the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. She said, “I like working at the intersection between water and public health. I’ve enjoyed fielding questions from the public about water contaminants, sitting in on meetings about newly identified water contamination, and assisting in projects focusing on reducing Wisconsin’s environmental health hazards. I’ve learned a lot.”
Also learning a lot have been the three, and counting, cohorts of undergraduate summer research scholars. It’s a program called the Freshwater@UW Summer Research Opportunities and links researchers who have been funded through WRI, and other grant programs, to competitively selected students from across the nation.
“We are incredibly proud of the students and the work supported by WRI these past 60 years. At the same time, we know that water issues remain critical throughout the state. We look forward to supporting innovative and impactful research in Wisconsin,” WRI Interim Director Christy Remucal said.
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Waves of Change is an online interview series highlighting the diverse faces and perspectives shaping the environmental justice movement throughout the Great Lakes region.
This month, we spoke with Monica Lewis-Patrick, activist and president and CEO of We the People of Detroit.
Listen to the full interview
We the People of Detroit is a grassroots organization that works to empower Detroiters around key issues in the city, including access to clean water.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/05/waves-of-change-meet-activist-and-we-the-people-of-detroit-president-monica-lewis-patrick/
Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition
Contact: Lindsey Bacigal, BacigalL@nwf.org, (734) 887-7113
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Plan prioritizes community health, along with ecosystem health, as well as actions to confront climate crisis, promote economic revitalization.
ANN ARBOR, MICH. (May 29, 2024)—The Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition is supporting the EPA’s new draft five-year plan to oversee federal investments to restore and protect the Great Lakes and the interconnected waters that feed it – waters that more than 42 million people depend on for their drinking water, health, and quality of life.
“The EPA’s new plan charts a course for continued success in addressing threats to our Great Lakes, drinking water, and communities,” said Laura Rubin, director of the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition. “We are glad to see a strong EPA action plan that prioritizes ecosystem health alongside community health and the need to confront the climate crisis. Federal restoration investments have been producing results for communities across the region, yet serious threats remain. EPA has put forward a plan that can benefit the region’s environment and economy, and, importantly, help communities that have been hardest hit by pollution and environmental harm.”
The EPA’s draft “Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan IV,” once finalized, will prioritize federal actions to clean up toxic pollution, reduce farm and urban runoff, restore fish and wildlife habitat, and manage invasive species, in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
The Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition, in comments submitted Friday to the agency on the draft plan, applauded the agency for the plan’s focus on community health alongside ecological health; commitment to community engagement; solutions that confront climate impacts; importance of local workforce development and economic revitalization; actions to benefit communities hardest hit by pollution and environmental harm; and equitable access to restoration benefits.
The Coalition also asked EPA to consider updating the plan to better address runoff pollution and help coastal communities adapt to climate impacts.
The action plan, which will run through fiscal years 2025-2029, is expected to be finalized by the start of government’s next fiscal year, which begins October 1. The plan guides the EPA oversight of federal funds allocated by the U.S. Congress through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. Currently, the U.S. government invests more than $368 million per year to restore and protect the Great Lakes.
The Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition and many of its members submitted recommendations for the EPA’s action plan last summer during a serious of public engagement sessions hosted by the agency. Many of those recommendations were accepted and integrated into the current draft plan.
Since 2004, the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition has been harnessing the collective power of more than 180 groups representing millions of people, whose common goal is to restore and protect the Great Lakes. Learn more at HealthyLakes.org or follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Bluesky, Mastodon, and Threads @HealthyLakes.
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By Melina Walling, Associated Press
In the world of greenhouse gas emissions, carbon dioxide gets most of the blame. But tiny organisms that flourish in the world’s farm fields emit a far more potent gas, nitrous oxide, and scientists have long sought a way to address it.
Now some researchers think they’ve found a bacteria that can help.
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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/05/researchers-find-a-tiny-organism-has-the-power-to-reduce-a-persistent-greenhouse-gas-in-farm-fields/
Officials in Toronto and many residents ask why the province of Ontario is turning a Lake Ontario waterfront park over to an Austrian spa operator. Read the full story by the New York Times.
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Kayakers and boaters heading out to the Apostle Islands in Lake Superior will soon be able to check on real-time wave and temperature conditions on the water with the help of solar-powered smart buoys. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.
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It’s no big secret that there’s a pollution problem in the Great Lakes. Plastic containers floating in the water or washed up on shore. However, the bigger threat to the lakes comes from the smaller plastic pollution — some of it smaller than you can see with the naked eye. Read the full story by Yahoo! News.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240529-plasitc-pollution
Despite the decline in Lake Sturgeon populations in the Great Lakes caused by overfishing and dam construction which limited access to spawning grounds, these fish have been able to recover in the Detroit River with the help of stocking programs and other regulations. Read the full story by The Detroit News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240529-sturgeon-recovery
A public-access beach in Arenac County, Michigan, is going on its fifth day of being closed for high bacteria levels. This is the eleventh time this has happened since 2003. Read the full story by WNEM – Saginaw, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240529-beach-bacteria
In New York state, SUNY Oswego has announced the formation of a new institute to promote a greater understanding and awareness of the Great Lakes. Read the full story by Oswego County News Now.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240529-oswego-institute
Great Lakes maritime transport brings in thousands of tons of crucial materials for infrastructure projects, but massive freighters also carry a threat to the health of the waterway. Read the full story by Bridge Detroit.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240529-invasive-species-transport
The combination of heat and storms is increasing Great Lakes basin residents’ exposure to a host of health threats, from waterborne pathogens that formerly couldn’t survive this far north, to bacteria-laden sewer overflows and toxic algae blooms. Read the full story by Michigan Public Radio
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240529-warming-threats
Researchers and bird enthusiasts are working to better understand and limit bird causalities in the Great Lakes region. Some reasons for the recent increase in causalities include diseases like bird flu and botulism in addition to collisions with buildings and cars and outdoor cats. Read the full story by Michigan Public Radio.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240529-great-lakes-birds
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be hosting an information session for residents to learn more about the recommended plan to create a barrier against the invasive sea lamprey in Conneaut Creek in Albion. The meeting will be held on Thursday, May 30 from 5:30-7 p.m. Read the full story by Erie News Now.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240529-sea-lamprey-barrier
By Michael Livingston, Interlochen Public Radio
Points North is a biweekly podcast about the land, water and inhabitants of the Great Lakes.
This episode was shared here with permission from Interlochen Public Radio.
October 15, 1900 was a dark day for a small group of Native Americans near the tip of Michigan’s lower peninsula.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/05/points-north-a-struggle-for-justice/
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Bill Gurn isn’t sure how he got the mosquito bite that nearly killed him in the autumn of 2019.
He’s an avid fisherman. Maybe on the water? Or it could have happened while he was tinkering in his garage or yard.
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Brenna and her dog planned to visit all of Wisconsin’s state parks in a year.
Brenna Spear went to college for something she loved, but when she graduated, there were no full-time jobs in her field. She had to rethink how to include her love of nature in her life.
Brenna grew up on a hobby farm near Omro and was outside all the time — climbing trees, running through cornfields, and caring for the animals. “I was always tromping around in puddles and stuff,” she said. She took all the ag and plant classes the high school offered.
So it wasn’t a huge surprise that Brenna decided to study forestry in college. After graduation, she was excited to get into the work. “But they were not hiring when I graduated.”
After dabbling with some different contract work and part-time jobs, her dad encouraged her to come home and work for a good company outside of her chosen field. Brenna found a good job, but it was not what she had planned. With a job inside, sitting in an office, being outside became an after-work hobby.
Working mostly nights, Brenna needed a way to be active (and outside) during the day. She also needed to find a way to help her dog be active. So she and her pup set out to visit all of the Wisconsin State Parks in a single year.
“They’re all my favorite!” Brenna declared. But seeing so many great parks opened her eyes to the fact that there were amazing outdoor spaces closer to home. “I challenged myself to get outside more without having to drive many hours,” she said.
For several years now, Brenna has been doing just that with the annual Fox-Wolf Watershed Cleanup. The first year she did it by herself, but lately “I’ve been stealing friends to do it with me. It makes it really fun to bring co-workers and their families.”
It turns out, the cleanup combined Brenna’s longing to be outside with her desire to be more involved with the community.
Ironically, it was through her non-forestry job that she first heard about the cleanup. Her employer actively promotes volunteerism, giving employees time and information, but also matching their donations of both time and money.
Brenna figured out how to make the most of this system and looks forward to the cleanup every year.
“I’m starting to recognize faces at the Cleanup,” Brenna said. “I don’t really know them, but people are nice. Everyone is there for a common purpose. And Fox-Wolf staff do a great job connecting with others.”
Brenna readily sees the connection between her time cleaning up trash and her time visiting the state parks.
“I want to visit them all again in 20-30 years to see how it changes. I hope there will be more parks, more green space, more opportunities for people to be out in nature and find their spot.”
Brenna hopes that not just for herself, but for you as well. She likes helping others find their favorite spots. “You have to set yourself up for success,” she advised. “Find the right thing that brings you joy, so that you will enjoy it. And get a snack first.”
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The warmer than normal air temperatures in April and so far in May are boosting most of the Great Lakes’ water temperatures. While the southern Great Lakes are really heating up, Lake Superior remains amazingly cold. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240524-water-temperature
A massive underground project in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, will protect Lake St. Clair by preventing raw sewage from being diverted directly into the lake to avoid flooding. Read the full story by WDIV-TV – Detroit, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240524-flooding-prevention
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences has made its mark on Great Lakes research as the only graduate school of freshwater sciences in the United States. The school’s main research vessel, the Neeskay, is the only one out on the Great Lakes year-round. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240524-research-vessel
The Wisconsin Maritime Museum’s newest exhibit, “Wisconsin’s Shipwreck Coasts,” features more than 100 artifacts from Wisconsin shipwrecks dating back to the mid-1800s, including personal items, family heirlooms and cargo salvaged in the 1970s. Many of the treasures in this 3,000-square-foot permanent exhibit are on public display for the first time. Read the full story by the Herald Times Reporter.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240524-shipwreck-exhibit
Hundreds of cruise ship passengers will once again have the chance to explore the northeast Wisconsin city of Algoma when the cruise ship Viking Octantis makes its first of eight stops there on May 29. Read the full story by WLUK-TV – Green Bay, WI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240524-cruise-destinations
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has announced that this year’s muskellunge, or muskie, fishing season for Great Lakes waters — which include Lake Erie, the Upper Niagara River, the Lower Niagara River, Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence River and tributaries to these waters — will begin on June 15. Read the full story by North Country Public Radio.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240524-muskie-season
A Tulane University professor explored the idea of Duluth being an ideal location for climate migration in a 2019 study that has been receiving greater attention recently. Duluth’s proximity to Lake Superior, among other social and environmental factors, made the city stand out. Read the full story by WDIO-TV – Duluth, MN.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240524-climate-migration
Cruise season will officially get underway in Cleveland during Memorial Day weekend. On Sunday, ships from Viking and Pearl Seas will dock at the Port of Cleveland, giving passengers a full day’s worth of opportunities to explore the area. Read the full story by WKYC-TV – Cleveland, OH.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240524-cruise-season
A Michigan man who holds 53 world records has set the new state record for catching a white perch in Lake St. Clair last month. It weighs 2 pounds, 5.92 ounces and measured 16.25 inches, beating the previous state record white perch – 2 pounds, 13.57 inches, that was caught in 2015. Read the full story by WXYZ-TV – Detroit, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240524-fishing-record
In Wisconsin, Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline crosses sovereign lands of the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians. Enbridge seeks to construct a tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac, keeping the pipeline running for the years it will take for approval and construction. Michigan and the tribe are fighting to shut down the pipeline and prevent the tunnel. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240524-pipeline-concern
The Chicago Local Partnerships Manager (Manager) leads the Alliance for the Great Lakes’ (Alliance) local water advocacy work in Chicago and Cook County, Illinois to shape policies and practices that help protect the Great Lakes and the communities that depend on them. Broadly, the Manager will support partners in advancing climate-informed, water-focused policies, projects and programs designed to improve the health and quality of Great Lakes waters, address historical inequities in agency decision-making, and strengthen the network(s) of local water advocates to advance solutions to local water challenges. The Manager will leverage and influence municipal and county community engagement and capacity building programs specific to lead service line replacement and urban flooding and sanitation issues. Ongoing coordination and collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders including environmental justice advocates, other non-profits, city and county staff, and elected officials is a key to success. The Manager reports to the Director of Planning, will coordinate with the Director of Clean Water and Equity, and at times will work on specific tasks with members of the Alliance’s regional team of water planning, advocacy, and communication leaders.
A typical week for the Chicago Local Partnerships Manager might look like this… the week begins with a brief call to your supervisor to discuss tasks for the week. You note several upcoming meetings. For the meetings you are supporting, the facilitators asked you to share updates on several planning projects led by the Department of Water Management, like the stormwater tunnel on the southside of Chicago and updates to Chicago’s 2014 Green Infrastructure Strategy. You check-in with partners and draft a summary statement on the engagement opportunities and overall status of these projects, and then send your update to the meeting facilitators.
Facilitators also asked for an update on the Clean Water State Revolving Fund public comment letters for Illinois, as this is state level policy work informed by your local advocacy, you reach out to the Director of Clean Water and Equity to coordinate an update. The meeting you are leading is a work planning meeting with partners to discuss expenses and scope of work for an event to gather feedback on the Department of Planning and Development’s Calumet River Site Design Guidelines. In preparation for this meeting, you develop and send out the agenda and links to shared materials. Asana, the Alliance’s project management system, reminds you that your grant report is due. It’s the end of the week and the Alliance’s Engagement Team is hosting a virtual happy hour, so you hop on for the last 30 minutes to connect with colleagues.
The Alliance for the Great Lakes sets a protection agenda for the Great Lakes, a resource of global significance and the world’s largest source of surface freshwater. The Alliance seeks to protect the Great Lakes from their greatest threats, build a resilient future for communities and instill the value of clean water throughout the region. Learn more at www.greatlakes.org.
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The Alliance for the Great Lakes is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The search process will reinforce the Alliance’s belief that achieving diversity requires an enduring commitment to inclusion that must find full expression in our organizational culture, values, norms, and behaviors.
The Alliance’s vision is a healthy Great Lakes for all people and wildlife, forever. Its mission is to conserve and restore the world’s largest freshwater resource using policy, education, and local efforts, ensuring a healthy Great Lakes and clean water for generations of people and wildlife.
The Alliance for the Great Lakes is committed to upholding and exemplifying the values of community, respect, accountability, and boldness. These describe the qualities that all members of the Alliance for the Great Lakes community exemplify in their role as environmental advocates and professionals.
The Alliance for the Great Lakes is committed to ensuring everyone in the Great Lakes region has healthy access to the lake and clean water. But acknowledges that not everyone does. Visit our website for more information on the Alliance’s statement on environmental justice: https://greatlakes.org/campaigns/environmental-justice/
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