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"Michigan Plant To Stop Work Following Air Pollution Concerns" [1]

"A medical-device manufacturer said it will stop sterilizing equipment at a Michigan facility as state regulators investigate the company for air pollution, including for the release of a known carcinogen."

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Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [6]
Source: AP [7], 03/08/2019
April 23, 2019 to April 25, 2019

National Adaptation Forum [8]

This three-day event in Madison, WI, will focus on established and emerging issues related to practical climate adaptation solutions. It's known as a great resource for finding story ideas and meeting scientists, agency staff, citizens and more. On Tuesday, April 23, Concurrent Session 3, "Overcoming Flood Amnesia: How Two Cities and Two States Are Becoming Resilient," is organized by SEJ member Penny Loeb.

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Gov. Whitmer Proposes $120M For Michigan Drinking Water [14]

"LANSING, MI — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is proposing $120 million in new general fund spending to improve drinking water infrastructure."

Environmental Health [3]
Government [15]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [5]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [6]
Source: Grand Rapids Presss [17], 03/06/2019
June 4, 2024 to June 6, 2024

Great Lakes Fishery Commission Annual Meeting [18]

The Great Lakes Fishery Commission, which facilitates cross-border cooperation between Canada and the United States, invites you to the Commission's 64th annual meeting, to be held in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Professional Meetings [19]
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In Memoriam: SEJ Mourns the Passing of Flint Resident Jassmine McBride Who Shared Her Story with Us [21]

Jassmine McBride, a speaker on the "Flint: Environmental Injustice in Context" tour during SEJ's 28th annual conference last October, passed away February 12, 2019, at the age of 30. Tour attendees visited her home, where she shared the story of her battle with Legionnaire's disease, contracted in 2014 during the Flint water crisis.

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Health [22]
People & Population [23]
Pollution [24]
Water & Oceans [16]
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"Minnesota Seeks 100 Percent Carbon-Free Electricity By 2050" [25]

"Gov. Tim Walz set an ambitious goal Monday for Minnesota to get 100 percent of its electricity from carbon-free sources by 2050, though his plan was short on specifics of how to meet that target."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [26]
Environmental Politics [27]
Public [5]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [6]
Source: AP [28], 03/05/2019

"Ohio City Votes To Give Lake Erie Personhood Status Over Algae Blooms" [29]

"New law will allow people of Toledo to act as legal guardians for Lake Erie, and polluters could be sued to pay for cleanup costs"

Agriculture [30]
Environmental Politics [27]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [24]
Public [5]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [6]
Source: Guardian [31], 02/28/2019

"Michigan Releases Results Of Water Tests For PFAS Chemicals" [32]

"More than 60 drinking water systems in Michigan sampled last year had measurable levels of a class of long-lasting and highly toxic chemicals linked to cancer and a variety of other illnesses, state officials said Monday."

Chemicals [2]
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Water & Oceans [16]
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Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [6]
Source: AP [33], 02/26/2019

As Environmental Journalism Education Changes, Challenges Abound [34]

Even as traditional journalism jobs are in decline, innovative educators are finding ways to fill seats in journalism courses. EJ Academy editor Robert Wyss unpacks a recent study that examines the challenges of environmental journalism education and explores how journalism instructors must stretch to focus on preserving the “functions of journalism.”  Find out more in our latest EJ Academy column.

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"13 Michigan Water Systems Flunk Federal Test For Excessive Lead" [39]

"Thirteen Michigan water systems failed to meet federal standards for lead in drinking water in the last half of 2018, and seven of those systems had lead levels at least twice as high as the state will allow starting in 2025."

Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [24]
Water & Oceans [16]
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Source: Flint Journal [40], 02/18/2019

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