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Federal judge blocks Whitmer from shutting down submerged Great Lakes pipeline

Fri, 2025-12-19 12:45

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s attempt to shut down a pipeline segment called Line 5 – which runs beneath a channel linking two of the […]

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Michigan allocates $77 million to clean thousands of contaminated sites

Sun, 2025-12-07 17:30

Great Lakes Echo

By Clara Lincolnhol

Michigan is pouring $77 million into clean-up of contaminated abandoned real estate such as former factories. The director of the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy says the goal is to make the cleaned-up sites safe for housing, commercial developments and other uses.

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New interest in domestic mining comes with call for sustainability in the market

Fri, 2025-10-24 08:21

Great Lakes Echo

By Joe Lorenz

Electrification and tariffs mean rural Midwest communities can cash in on their mineral resources. But how can these ventures balance local benefit to the ecological cost?

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Trump DOJ argues Michigan effort to shut down underwater pipeline interferes with US foreign policy

Mon, 2025-09-22 12:22

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The Trump administration is stepping into the legal fight over whether Enbridge can continue to operate an aging pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel, arguing that Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer […]

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