The State of Michigan recognized June 4-12 as Great Lakes and Freshwater Week to raise awareness about our state’s beautiful inland lakes, rivers, streams, and groundwater. Read the full story by the Holland Sentinel.
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By Todd Richmond, Associated Press
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans will allow regulations Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ administration developed to control pollution from a group of chemicals known as PFAS to take effect, a spokesman for the lawmaker who controls the Legislature’s rules committee said Monday.
The Legislature’s Republican-controlled Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Reviews has no objections to the regulations and will allow the Department of Natural Resources to implement them, said Mike Mikalsen, an aide to the committee’s co-chairman, Sen.
Regulators seek to suspend Trump rule on railway natural gas
By Josh Funk, Associated Press
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal regulators have proposed suspending a Trump administration rule that would have allowed railroads to haul liquefied natural gas while they take a closer look at the potential safety risks.
The rule, which was backed by both the natural gas and freight rail industries, had already been on hold because several environmental groups and 14 states filed lawsuits challenging it.
After decades of neglect, wild rice revitalization projects are underway across Wisconsin
Wild rice reseeding projects across Wisconsin have spread seeds across the water’s surface, placed sinking seeded mudballs at lake bottoms, and integrated other traditional ecological knowledge into restoration plans. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Read the full story
Repair timeline pushed back even further for broken Metro Detroit water main
The Great Lakes Water Authority announced that a repaired water transmission main that services several Metro Detroit communities is now expected to resume normal operations in early October, weeks after its expected resumption, after a leak closed the main in mid-August. Read the full story by WDIV-TV – Detroit, MI. Read the full story
Lake St. Clair, a destination for fun and source of life, drives $1.6 billion in impact
According to a new study, Lake St. Clair and its coastal zones in Macomb County, Michigan, brings a $1.6 billion economic impact and more than 18,000 jobs to the county and region. In the next few months, the Macomb County Chamber is forming a task force to support the study and further boost the economy…
‘State-of-the-art’ Flint water plant upgrades displayed during GLWA main break, EPA admin says
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