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Tag: oil spill

Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Preparing for a Great Lakes oil spill

by Michigan Public August 4, 2023November 8, 2025

By Lester Graham, Michigan Radio The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; and Michigan Radio, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; who work together to bring […]

Posted inFeatured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region

Diesel spill on Lake Michigan triggers multi-agency response

by Michigan Public August 3, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Featured, Industry, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Bacteria Cleanup: Should we let nature clean up oil spills?

by Brian Owens, Great Lakes Now July 30, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Feature Detroit, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: From the Rouge River to Persian Gulf, oil spill cleanups are handled by a Detroit company

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now March 1, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

“I can sum it up in one word, and that is: nightmare.” 10 years after massive oil spill in Michigan

by Michigan Public December 29, 2020

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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