Great Lakes Now Michigan

New Federal Funds Aim to Cut Carbon Emissions and Air Pollution From US Ports

7 min read

New Federal Funds Aim to Cut Carbon Emissions and Air Pollution From US Ports

By Kristoffer Tigue, Inside Climate News

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Raquel Garcia has been fighting for years to clean up the air in her neighborhood southwest of downtown Detroit.

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Great Lakes Now Michigan

Can environmental law move beyond bedrock 1970’s legislation, while adapting to current and future challenges?

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Can environmental law move beyond bedrock 1970’s legislation, while adapting to current and future challenges?

A 2022 report titled Promises Half Kept at the Half Century Mark, by the Environmental Integrity Project, released on the Clean Water Act’s 50th anniversary said the law is “falling short of its original goals.”

Michigan, for example, has the 4th largest number of impaired lakes, reservoirs and streams assessed for water contact recreation in the U.S.

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Amish Farmers’ Partnership With Beef Giant Produces Manure Mess

12 min read

Amish Farmers’ Partnership With Beef Giant Produces Manure Mess

By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue

The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS, Michigan Public and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.

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What Trump can do to reverse US climate policy − and what he probably can’t change

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What Trump can do to reverse US climate policy − and what he probably can’t change

By Gautam Jain, Columbia University

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As the U.S. prepares for another Trump administration, one area unambiguously in the incoming president’s crosshairs is climate policy.

Although he has not released an official climate agenda, Donald Trump’s playbook from his last stint in the Oval Office and his frequent complaints about clean energy offer some clues to what’s ahead.

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