Fresh, April 16, 2024: Campbell Soup’s Phosphorus Discharge a Focal Point of Lake Erie Pollution Litigation

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Environmental groups in Ohio are targeting industries and companies — including Campbell Soup — they say are polluting waterways with toxic amounts of phosphorus.

Fresh, April 2, 2024: White House Announces $35 Million for Environmental Justice Projects Across Great Lakes

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The Biden administration announced a $35 million commitment for four projects supported by the EPA’s new Great Lakes Environmental Justice Grant Program.

Fresh, March 19, 2024: Northern Wisconsin Tribe and Lakes Association Sue Cranberry Producer For Violating Clean Water Act

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The Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and a local lakes association are suing a cranberry trust for illegally releasing phosphorus-polluted water in northern Wisconsin.

Fresh, March 5, 2024: After a Snowless Winter, Minnesota Growers Prepare Healthy Soils for Flash Floods and Wildfire

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Fresh, February 20, 2024: Great Lakes Lawmakers Propose Federal Program to Protect Mississippi River

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A proposal to create a federally funded program to protect the Mississippi River is back in front of Congress, after a similar bill from 2021 failed.

Fresh, February 6, 2024: Biden Administration Offers $1.5 Billion Loan to Reopen Nuclear Reactor on Lake Michigan’s Shores

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The Biden administration has promised a $1.5 billion loan to restart a nuclear power plant in Covert Township, Michigan.

Fresh, January 23, 2024: Proposed Bill Would Authorize $200 Million for Great Lakes Mapping Project

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A bipartisan bill proposed by Michigan state representatives would authorize $200 million to conduct high-resolution mapping of lake beds in the Great Lakes.

Fresh, January 9, 2024: Hiring New Wisconsin DNR Secretary Is ‘More Difficult’ After String of GOP Blocks

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After Republican lawmakers fired four appointees to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources board, Gov. Tony Evers is having a hard time filling its secretary role.

Fresh, December 12, 2023: In Indiana, Saving a Coal Plant Comes at the Expense of Groundwater

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In western Indiana, a coal plant that was supposed to shut down in May may now run indefinitely, placing local waterways and reservoirs at risk.

Fresh, November 28, 2023: Proposed Land Swap in Wisconsin Could Set Harmful Precedent, Conservationists Say

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Conservationists are protesting a proposed land swap that would see five acres of Kohler-Andrae State Park in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, turned into a golf course.

Fresh, November 14, 2023: Near Chicago’s Airports, Fears of Groundwater Contamination from Firefighting Foam

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At Chicago’s Midway and O’Hare airports, local officials are concerned about groundwater contamination from past use of firefighting foam.

Fresh, October 31, 2023: Restored Wetlands in Southeast Chicago Offer Nature-Based Flood Protection

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A $1.2 million restoration project on Chicago’s Southeast Side to restore close to 200 acres of wetland habitat — natural protection against flooding — is now complete.