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"Residents Voice Doubts About Lake Michigan Water For Foxconn" [1]

"Dozens of concerned residents and activists asked a Wisconsin agency on Wednesday to reject an application from the city of Racine to draw 7 million gallons of water daily from Lake Michigan for a proposed Foxconn plant."

Economy & Business [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [6]
Source: AP [7], 03/09/2018

"EPA Plan Seeks Cuts In Pollution That Causes Lake Erie Algae" [8]

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency called for stepped-up efforts Wednesday to reduce nutrient pollution that contributes to algae blooms in Lake Erie but recommended no new federal regulations to accomplish the task."

Agriculture [9]
Pollution [10]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [6]
Source: AP [11], 03/08/2018

EPA Mapping App Helps Find, Deepen Environmental Justice Stories [12]

As new research reminds us that pollution often disproportionately affects poor and minority communities in the United States, a long-standing mapping tool from the EPA can help reporters explore and discover those environmental justice stories nearest them. The latest TipSheet explains the problem, and walks you through the mapping app.

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TipSheet [13]
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Activism [14]
Air [15]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Politics [3]
Environmental Studies [17]
Government [18]
Health [19]
Journalism & Media [20]
People & Population [21]
Pollution [10]
Technology [22]
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National (U.S.) [23]
California [24]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [6]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [25]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [26]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [27]
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Minnesota Nixes Tribal Request That Could Delay Enbridge Pipeline Project [28]

"Minnesota's Ojibwe bands asked utility regulators to wait for cultural survey."

Energy & Fuel [29]
Laws & Regulations [30]
People & Population [21]
Public [5]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [6]
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune [31], 02/26/2018

"Coal: Another Midwest Utility Outlines Plan To Slash Emissions" [32]

"Another large Midwest utility yesterday announced plans to slash carbon emissions and eliminate coal from its fuel mix by 2040."

Climate Change [33]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Public [5]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [6]
Source: EnergyWire [34], 02/21/2018

"3M, Minnesota Settle Water Pollution Claims For $850 Million" [35]

"Industrial group 3M Co and Minnesota’s attorney general have agreed to settle a lawsuit over polluted groundwater, with the company agreeing to grant $850 million to the state for groundwater projects, the attorney’s office said on Tuesday."

Chemicals [36]
Environmental Health [16]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Pollution [10]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [6]
Source: Reuters [37], 02/21/2018

Minnesota Readies Fight Against 3M In Water Pollution Trial [38]

Minnesota's $5 billion lawsuit against 3M for polluting natural resources is finally going to trial after yers of delay.

Chemicals [36]
Environmental Health [16]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Pollution [10]
Public [5]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [6]
Source: MPR News [39], 02/20/2018

SEJ's 28th Annual Conference Agenda — Saturday [40]

See the agenda for Saturday, Oct 6, 2018 at SEJ's 28th annual conference, hosted by University of Michigan-Flint.

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SEJ's 28th Annual Conference Agenda — Friday [42]

See the agenda for Friday, Oct 5, 2018 at SEJ's 28th annual conference, hosted by University of Michigan-Flint.

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SEJ's 28th Annual Conference Agenda — Sunday [43]

See the agenda for Sunday, Oct 7, 2018 at SEJ's 28th annual conference, hosted by University of Michigan-Flint.
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