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Author Archives: Mary Ellen Geist

Mary Ellen Geist, Great Lakes Bureau Chief
Mary Ellen Geist is an award-winning broadcast journalist and author who was born and raised in the Detroit area. She began her career as a broadcast journalist in Northern Michigan where one of her first investigative reports involved the discovery of trichloroethylene in the ground water of a small town. She later won several awards...Read more

Posted inAlgae Blooms, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, News, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Video, Water Quality

The Microplastics Mystery in the Great Lakes

by Mary Ellen Geist January 17, 2018
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Industry, News, Protect, Video

Two Sides of the Line 5 Pipeline in the Great Lakes

by Mary Ellen Geist January 12, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Industry, News, Protect, Video, Water Quality

Are Great Lakes Emergency Responders ready for an oil spill in the Straits of Mackinac?

by Mary Ellen Geist January 8, 2018November 10, 2025
Trillium
Posted inNews

Painting the Great Lakes

by Mary Ellen Geist January 5, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inNews

Giving the Great Lakes

by Mary Ellen Geist December 19, 2017November 10, 2025
Posted inBudget, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Industry, Latest News, News, Politics, Video

Pipeline Safety Advisory Board gives thumbs up to resolutions calling for temporary shutdown of Line 5

by Mary Ellen Geist December 12, 2017November 10, 2025
Posted inBudget, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Flint, Industry, News, Politics, Protect, Video, Water Quality

Water / Justice “This is what democracy looks like…”

by Mary Ellen Geist December 4, 2017
Posted inAsian Carp, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Protect, Science, Technology & Research

IJC’s Great Lakes Assessment focuses on drinking water and untreated sewage

by Mary Ellen Geist November 28, 2017November 10, 2025
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Industry, Latest News, News

New Safety Standards for the Line 5 Pipeline

by Mary Ellen Geist November 28, 2017November 10, 2025
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Industry, News, Protect

Nebraska panel approves alternative Keystone XL pipeline route | PBS NewsHour

by Mary Ellen Geist November 24, 2017

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Latest News

  • Line 5 tunnel in Michigan clears major permitting hurdle, in blow to opposition
    Despite "adverse" impacts on ecological and tribal resources, state regulators said it's better than an oil spill in the Great Lakes.
  • Air quality alerts issued for northern Michigan as wildfire smoke blankets region
    Events were canceled and people were urged to stay indoors amid warnings of health risks from the plume drifting down from Minnesota and Canada.
  • The AI Boom Is Prolonging Indiana’s Fossil Fuel Era, With Hidden Costs for Water
    Gas turbines and an old coal plant are expected to consume nearly 7 billion gallons of water annually in service of a new Amazon data center.

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