New detections of Gelman plume reported in drinking water wells near Ann Arbor

New detections of Gelman plume reported in drinking water wells near Ann Arbor
Great Lakes Commission
Michigan officials recently reported six new detections of a toxic chemical spread through Ann Arbor but have not yet concluded whether the detections mean the chemical plume is still moving. […]
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A Good, Not Great Lake

Interlochen Public Radio
Lake Champlain is more than 16 times smaller than Lake Ontario, the smallest Great Lake. But in 1998, Congress designated Lake Champlain as the sixth Great Lake, teeing off a historical and cultural fight over which lakes can really call themselves Great.
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Hot days (and nights) loom for London area amid expected heat wave

Hot days (and nights) loom for London area amid expected heat wave
London Free Press
Friday marked the official start of summer and it’s arriving with several days of hot, humid weather across the London region.
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Fremont digester shuttered after long dispute with state

Interlochen Public Radio
Waste from the energy-producing digester was at the center of the disagreement.
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Boil-water warnings issued for two Southwestern Ontario communities

Boil-water warnings issued for two Southwestern Ontario communities
London Free Press
A Southwestern Ontario public-health office has issued a boil water advisory for a small community east of London. Southwestern Public Health, which oversees Oxford and Elgin counties and St. Thomas, on Tuesday issued the warning for all users of the Mount Elgin municipal water system in Oxford County after what officials called a pressure loss […]
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After oil spill in Pigeon River Country, cleanup efforts continue

Interlochen Public Radio
Workers first discovered the spill last week. Remediation work is ongoing.
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Environmental advocates oppose Ohio House plan to cut clean water program nearly 45%

Environmental advocates oppose Ohio House plan to cut clean water program nearly 45%
Great Lakes Commission
Ohio House lawmakers voted this month to make steep cuts to the statewide water quality program, H2Ohio, which was formed after toxins left Toledo temporarily without safe drinking water. Read […]
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Michigan, Ontario officials monitoring crude oil spill, cleanup in St. Clair River

Michigan, Ontario officials monitoring crude oil spill, cleanup in St. Clair River
Great Lakes Commission
U.S. and Canadian officials are monitoring a crude oil spill that was detected Thursday in the Canadian side of the St. Clair River near the Suncor Sarnia Refinery in Sarnia, […]
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Labatt adds booze-free beer to its London brewery’s production

Labatt adds booze-free beer to its London brewery’s production
London Free Press
The Labatt Brewery in London is making a booze-free beer to quench the growing thirst for non-alcoholic drinks.
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‘Cataclysmic’: environmentalists fear effects of Trump cuts on Great Lakes

‘Cataclysmic’: environmentalists fear effects of Trump cuts on Great Lakes
Great Lakes Commission
Industry and environmental advocates warn that the attacks on federal agencies and funding freezes will be “cataclysmic” to the Great Lakes region if not reversed, risking drinking water contamination, fish […]
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In Leelanau County, a dispute over using sewage as farm fertilizer

Interlochen Public Radio
The conflict has led to a lot of questions and confusion, and could be discussed at a meeting this week.
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NOAA federal firings hit Ann Arbor’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab

Interlochen Public Radio
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has been targeted in the most recent round of federal firings.Of the hundreds of NOAA staff who were fired on Thursday, eight were from the Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab in Ann Arbor.
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