Man charged with discharging sewage into Lake Michigan, impersonating a federal officer

Man charged with discharging sewage into Lake Michigan, impersonating a federal officer
Great Lakes Echo
By Eric Freedman A Michigan man faces trial later this fall on charges of illegally discharging sewage into Lake Michigan, illegally using Coast Guard insignia and impersonating a federal officer.
By Eric Freedman A Michigan man faces trial later this fall on charges of illegally discharging sewage into Lake Michigan, illegally using Coast Guard insignia and impersonating a federal officer.
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Call for more air quality monitors in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

Call for more air quality monitors in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
Great Lakes Echo
By Naomi Maxwell The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy has only two air quality monitors in the Upper Peninsula, one near Marquette and the other in Seney National Wildlife Refuge. The Michigan Environmental Council and other organizations say that’s too few to protect public health in light of worsening wildfires and wildfire smoke.
By Naomi Maxwell The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy has only two air quality monitors in the Upper Peninsula, one near Marquette and the other in Seney National Wildlife Refuge. The Michigan Environmental Council and other organizations say that’s too few to protect public health in light of worsening wildfires and wildfire smoke.
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Call for more air quality monitors in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

Clean water advocates worry about data center impact on drinking water

Clean water advocates worry about data center impact on drinking water
Great Lakes Echo
By Hannah Marsik Stormwater runoff at data center sites is another environmental challenge developers are facing because it contains particulates harmful to the public and the ecosystem, critics say. Amidst growing public concerns about possible adverse climate effects of data centers, they say the lesser-known threat in stormwater runoff and waste could prove as dangerous.
By Hannah Marsik Stormwater runoff at data center sites is another environmental challenge developers are facing because it contains particulates harmful to the public and the ecosystem, critics say. Amidst growing public concerns about possible adverse climate effects of data centers, they say the lesser-known threat in stormwater runoff and waste could prove as dangerous.
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Clean water advocates worry about data center impact on drinking water

Activists resist efforts to eliminate some air pollution data from Detroit’s records

Activists resist efforts to eliminate some air pollution data from Detroit’s records
Great Lakes Echo
By Marissa Gonzalez Some environmental experts and activists in Detroit are concerned about a Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy request to the EPA to exclude air pollution data for 21 days with high levels of wildfire smoke.
By Marissa Gonzalez Some environmental experts and activists in Detroit are concerned about a Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy request to the EPA to exclude air pollution data for 21 days with high levels of wildfire smoke.
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A ‘bathtub’ along Lake Michigan opens to hold tons of toxic sediment

A ‘bathtub’ along Lake Michigan opens to hold tons of toxic sediment
Great Lakes Commission
In an effort to clean up more than a century of pollution in Milwaukee’s waterways, a 42-acre “bathtub” has opened along Lake Michigan to hold tons of toxic sediment. The $123 […]
In an effort to clean up more than a century of pollution in Milwaukee’s waterways, a 42-acre “bathtub” has opened along Lake Michigan to hold tons of toxic sediment. The $123 […]
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A ‘bathtub’ along Lake Michigan opens to hold tons of toxic sediment
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