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APEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake SuperiorLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Mine opponents to ask Minnesota Supreme Court to void permit
-The Minnesota Supreme Court will hear arguments on an attempt by environmental groups to cancel a key permit for a long-stalled copper-nickel mine.
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EPA orders Ohio power plant to stop dumping toxic coal ash
-At least five other plants, most in the Midwest, face similar action by the EPA under a crackdown proposed in January.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsMichiganNewsProtectScience, Technology, ResearchThe Catch
The Catch: Record Number of Piping Plovers
-Of the region’s 72 breeding pairs, 48 were in Michigan, and Michigan’s nests produced a record number of chicks.
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A former GM plant in St. Catharines is leaking toxic chemicals
-Residents have learned Ontario and city council kept suspicions of chemical leaks quiet for two years.
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Clean Water Act at 50: environmental gains, challenges unmet
-Experts and activists agree many waterways are healthier now.
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Climate ChangeFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsLatest NewsNewsProtectScience, Technology, ResearchThe Catch
The Catch: Why lightning bug population is dimming
-The issue is part of a larger problem of declining insect populations in general.
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MN Supreme Court: Farm country stream is protected waterway
-It’s unclear whether the ruling will affect other conflicts around the state involving drainage projects that preserve farmlands but increase the volume of pollutants flowing downstream.
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APEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFlintIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake HuronLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
State cracks down on Flint company after Flint River spill
-State regulators on Monday ordered a Flint chemical company to truck wastewater to a water treatment plant, weeks after it was blamed for an oily discharge in the Flint River.