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Posted inAgriculture, Equity and Environmental Justice, Groundwater Contamination, Industry, Latest News, New York, News, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism, Water Quality

In the Finger Lakes, a bitcoin mining plant billed as ‘green’ has a dirty coal ash problem

by Sruthi Gopalakrishnan August 25, 2022November 9, 2025

Residents want regulators to force the bitcoin miner that took over an old coal plant to clean up coal ash contaminating water.

Posted inClimate, Culture, Energy, Equity and Environmental Justice, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Politics, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Tribal Governments and First Nations

In Minnesota, the PolyMet mine pits renewable energy needs against tribes and the EPA

by Grist June 9, 2022
Posted inIndustry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Region, The States

Michigan proposal’s reliance on fossil fuel money splits environmentalists

by Energy News Network October 22, 2020
Posted inGroundwater Contamination, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Water Quality

New global standards for mine waste won’t prevent dam failures, critics say

by The Narwhal September 1, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inCulture, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Groundwater Contamination, Indigenous Communities, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Drilling fluid contamination, mining pollution concerns, tribal community grants

by Emily Simroth August 12, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy News Roundup, Illinois, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Great Lakes Energy News Roundup: Back Forty mine setback, Illinois and Ohio utility shutoffs

by Ian Wendrow August 6, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Industry, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Policy, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Conflicted Over Copper: Technological advances clash with environmental concerns in Twin Metals case

by Lorraine Boissoneault June 19, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Equity and Environmental Justice, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Lake Superior, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Conflicted Over Copper: PolyMet copper-nickel mine has been trapped in litigation

by Lorraine Boissoneault June 12, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Groundwater Contamination, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Lake Superior, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Conflicted Over Copper: How the Mining Industry Developed Around Lake Superior

by Lorraine Boissoneault June 5, 2020November 9, 2025

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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