Ottawa County faces water shortage despite proximity to Lake Michigan

Ottawa County faces water shortage despite proximity to Lake Michigan
Great Lakes Commission
ttawa County, Michigan, is experiencing a groundwater shortage as wells dry up amid moderate drought conditions. Despite the fact that Ottawa County is surrounded by lakes, rivers, and streams, its […]
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‘Big, beautiful bill’ scraps $20M conservation projects in northwest Michigan

Interlochen Public Radio
he money was slotted for stream restoration and farmland preservation across the region.
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A guide to the federal review of the Line 5 tunnel

Interlochen Public Radio
The review is a major step toward a permitting decision on the controversial proposal to build a tunnel underneath the Straits of Mackinac. The last day for the public to comment is June 30.
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Contamination from Erie Coke moving towards Lake Erie, DEP reports

Contamination from Erie Coke moving towards Lake Erie, DEP reports
Great Lakes Commission
A groundwater report made public by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection indicates contamination from the shuttered Erie Coke site is migrating toward Lake Erie. Read the full story by WJET-TV […]
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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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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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My Lakes Are Better Than Your Lakes

Interlochen Public Radio
Minnesota and Wisconsin are bitter rivals at just about everything. So in 2019, when Wisconsin’s secretary of tourism claimed Wisconsin had more lakes than Minnesota, the embers of an age-old debate were stoked. Minnesota is known as the “Land of 10,000 Lakes”, but does Wisconsin really have more?
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Who can drink Great Lakes water? Joliet, Illinois, raises a familiar — and contentious — question

Who can drink Great Lakes water? Joliet, Illinois, raises a familiar — and contentious — question
Great Lakes Commission
This year, Chicago breaks ground on a pipeline that will bring water from the Great Lakes to some suburbs whose groundwater is running dry.  Read the full story by WBUR […]
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