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Traverse City lawyer gets national recognition for making economic arguments against coal | Great Lakes Now

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Traverse City lawyer gets national recognition for making economic arguments against coal

By Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio

This coverage is made possible through a partnership with IPR and Grist, a nonprofit independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future.

Environmental advocates have long focused on how coal harms the climate and environment.

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Who is working to preserve and restore wetlands in Metro Detroit? | Great Lakes Now

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Who is working to preserve and restore wetlands in Metro Detroit?

By Erica Hobbs, Planet Detroit

This article was republished with permission from Planet Detroit. Sign up for Planet Detroit’s weekly newsletter here.

Wetlands don’t often come to mind when thinking about major metropolitan cities like Detroit. Bogs, marshes, vernal pools, and swamps contrast starkly with the city’s skyscrapers, roads, and industrial plants, and up to 90 percent of the area’s wetlands along the Detroit River have been lost since European settlement.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear case with broad implications for PFAS cleanup | Great Lakes Now

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Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear case with broad implications for PFAS cleanup

By Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio

This article was republished here with permission from Wisconsin Public Radio.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear a case that could have sweeping effects on state environmental regulators’ authority to force businesses to clean up PFAS pollution under the state’s spills law.

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Grey/Bruce Owen Sound Sun Times

Y calling for Peace Medal nominations

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The YMCA of Owen Sound Grey Bruce is looking for the next local recipient of the YMCA Peace Medal.   Residents are invited to visit ymcaowensound.on.ca/peace-week and nominate a deserving person or group for this award before Friday, October 18.  The prestigious YMCA Peace Medal honours people of all ages from coast to coast who are […]