Michigan allocates $77 million to clean thousands of contaminated sites

Michigan allocates $77 million to clean thousands of contaminated sites
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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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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Michigan allocates $77 million to clean thousands of contaminated sites

Dyer: Geoengineering part of climate change solution

Dyer: Geoengineering part of climate change solution
The London Free Press
It could make the difference between mere misery, expense and upheaval and catastrophic global dieback
It could make the difference between mere misery, expense and upheaval and catastrophic global dieback
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Dyer: Geoengineering part of climate change solution

Lucknow-area farmer Tony McQuail running to lead the federal NDP

Lucknow-area farmer Tony McQuail running to lead the federal NDP
The Lucknow Sentinel
McQuail and his wife Fran are organic farmers who helped start what is now known as the Ecological Farmer's Association of Ontario.
McQuail and his wife Fran are organic farmers who helped start what is now known as the Ecological Farmer's Association of Ontario.
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Lucknow-area farmer Tony McQuail running to lead the federal NDP

Auto belt anxiety: Key trade talks loom, uncertainty persists

Auto belt anxiety: Key trade talks loom, uncertainty persists
The London Free Press
The Canada-U.S.-Mexico free trade agreement that allows a fully integrated vehicle sector is up for renegotiation.
The Canada-U.S.-Mexico free trade agreement that allows a fully integrated vehicle sector is up for renegotiation.
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Auto belt anxiety: Key trade talks loom, uncertainty persists

Michigan ‘nurdle’ spill underscores a chronic Great Lakes threat

Michigan ‘nurdle’ spill underscores a chronic Great Lakes threat
Great Lakes Commission
The “nurdles” that scattered along I-196 and into Michigan’s Kalamazoo River after a January 27 semi-truck crash are the same industrial pellets that researchers have been finding for years on […]
The “nurdles” that scattered along I-196 and into Michigan’s Kalamazoo River after a January 27 semi-truck crash are the same industrial pellets that researchers have been finding for years on […]
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Michigan ‘nurdle’ spill underscores a chronic Great Lakes threat

Great Lakes show signs of declining PFAS pollution

Great Lakes show signs of declining PFAS pollution
Great Lakes Echo
By Riley Wilson Rising levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination are prompting scientists to question whether the Great Lakes can safely sustain surrounding communities. A recent study shows signs of declining PFAS pollution in these waters using archived fish.
By Riley Wilson Rising levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination are prompting scientists to question whether the Great Lakes can safely sustain surrounding communities. A recent study shows signs of declining PFAS pollution in these waters using archived fish.
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Great Lakes show signs of declining PFAS pollution

PCBs linger in Great Lakes waterways. What to know about the toxic chemical

PCBs linger in Great Lakes waterways. What to know about the toxic chemical
Great Lakes Commission
PCBs — toxic industrial chemicals banned in the U.S. decades ago — still persist in Great Lakes waterways because they accumulate in sediment and move through the food chain, especially […]
PCBs — toxic industrial chemicals banned in the U.S. decades ago — still persist in Great Lakes waterways because they accumulate in sediment and move through the food chain, especially […]
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PCBs linger in Great Lakes waterways. What to know about the toxic chemical

Dyer: Solar storm damage could be mitigated

The London Free Press
When massive solar storms smash into Earth’s magnetic field, they deliver energy and charged particles that scramble satellite electronics
When massive solar storms smash into Earth’s magnetic field, they deliver energy and charged particles that scramble satellite electronics
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Dyer: Solar storm damage could be mitigated

Energy giant Hitachi buys London company, eyes adding 100 new jobs here

Energy giant Hitachi buys London company, eyes adding 100 new jobs here
The London Free Press
"This investment is about adding capacity in the region.”
"This investment is about adding capacity in the region.”
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Energy giant Hitachi buys London company, eyes adding 100 new jobs here

The Great Lakes as the coordinates of the heart: Jim Daniels Detroit and Michigan

The Great Lakes as the coordinates of the heart: Jim Daniels Detroit and Michigan
Great Lakes Echo
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva  For Jim Daniels the Rust Belt is defined by people, working families, factory neighborhoods, highways leading north toward the Great Lakes and memories that stay with a person for a lifetime. These themes run throughout his new poetry collection, “Late Invocation for Magic.”
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva  For Jim Daniels the Rust Belt is defined by people, working families, factory neighborhoods, highways leading north toward the Great Lakes and memories that stay with a person for a lifetime. These themes run throughout his new poetry collection, “Late Invocation for Magic.”
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