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"Agency Says US, Canada Fall Short On Protecting Great Lakes" [1]

"Despite recent improvements, the U.S. and Canada have a long way to go toward ridding the Great Lakes of pollution that endangers human health and the environment, an advisory agency said Tuesday."

Environmental Health [2]
Pollution [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [6]
Canada [7]
Source: AP [8], 11/29/2017
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"Michigan, Enbridge Reach Deal To Boost Safety Of Pipelines" [9]

"Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and Canadian oil transport company Enbridge Inc. announced a timeline Monday for determining the future of twin pipelines beneath the channel where Lakes Huron and Michigan converge."

Disasters [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [6]
Source: AP [14], 11/28/2017
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"Holy Wisdom Monastery Restoring Rare Landscape With Horse-Powered Help" [15]

"Rosebud and Duchess seemed anxious to get to work as they heard trees being felled on a recent misty November morning."

Forests [16]
Public [5]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [6]
Source: Wisconsin State Journal [17], 11/27/2017
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"Toxic Algae: Once A Nuisance, Now A Severe Nationwide Threat" [18]

"MONROE, Mich. — Competing in a bass fishing tournament two years ago, Todd Steele cast his rod from his 21-foot motorboat — unaware that he was being poisoned."

Agriculture [19]
Pollution [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [6]
Source: AP [20], 11/21/2017
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Advocates Say Net Metering Changes Could Slow Solar Growth In Ohio [21]

"Recent rule changes in Ohio would not fully reward solar energy and other renewable resources for the flexibility they bring to the market, say advocates."

Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [5]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [6]
Source: InsideClimate News [23], 11/21/2017
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$5B Minnesota Suit Alleges 3M Chemicals Caused Cancer And Infertility [24]

"Attorney General Lori Swanson says health and environmental damage totaled $5 billion. "

"The logo for 3M appears on a screen above the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017. Caterpillar and Post-it note maker 3M lead a rally in industrial companies, while banks are climbing along with interest rates.

Chemicals [25]
Environmental Health [2]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [5]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [6]
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune [26], 11/21/2017
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"Emanuel Blasts EPA, U.S. Steel on Pollution; Plans To To Sue Company" [27]

"After announcing on Sunday the city’s intent to sue U.S. Steel for polluting Lake Michigan, Mayor Rahm Emanuel blasted the company and federal environmental regulators who’ve been “asleep at the switch” under the Trump administration."

Environmental Health [2]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [6]
Source: Chicago Sun-Times [28], 11/20/2017
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SEJ's 28th Annual Conference, Flint, MI, Oct. 3-7, 2018 [29]

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Environmental Journalism 2018, hosted by the University of Michigan-Flint, is a wrap. More than 700 attendees networked, went on tours and took in countless educational sessions. Multimedia coverage [30]. View the agenda [31] or read speaker bios [32]. Check out our sponsors [33], exhibitors, independent reception hosts and advertisers [34]. If you wrote stories informed by the conference, please send us the links to include on our coverage page — it's never too late.

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"Michigan Pushes To Have Nation's Toughest Lead Water Rules" [36]

"After the Flint crisis, GOP Gov. Snyder wants to adopt stricter rules regarding lead in water. He's pushing state regulators to change the federal rule because Republican state lawmakers won't do it."

Environmental Health [2]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [6]
Source: NPR [37], 11/14/2017
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"Near Refinery’s Hum, Neighbors Cry: Get Us Out Of Here" [38]

"DETROIT — Dozens of demonstrators gathered Thursday at the Marathon Petroleum refinery in a bid to convince the company to relocate all who want to relocate over concerns about pollution."

Energy & Fuel [11]
People & Population [39]
Pollution [3]
Public [5]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [6]
Source: Detroit News [40], 11/10/2017
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