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ELPC Sues EPA to Protect Gary Air from U.S. Steel Mill

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Fighting Back in Michigan for Stricter Regulations on Factory Farms

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Northeast Ohio Has a Lot to Gain from Passenger Rail Improvements

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ELPC Sues to Protect Seven Iowa Waterways Impaired by Nitrates

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Bloody Red Shrimp: Lakers Spread New Invasive Species into Lake Superior

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No More States Rights on Water Quality? Coalition Calls to Protect State Oversight

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Northwoods Logging Project Puts Wisconsin Wildlife at Risk

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Groups Urge Lawmakers to Protect State Water Reviews in Permitting Talks

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Amid Dam Sale Critiques, Consumers Offers to Send Profits to Safety Fund

Bridge Michigan

Gary Residents Say US Steel is Jeopardizing Their Jobs and Air Quality by Failing to Install Modern Furnaces

Chicago Tribune / Post Tribune

Environmental Advocates Appeal, Arguing in Favor of Stricter Regulations on Factory Farms

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From Toxic Dump to Future Park: A Landmark Victory for Chicago’s Southeast Side

This is a victory for protecting environmental justice communities, for protecting Lake Michigan and our clean drinking water, and for transforming industrial sites into new lakefront parks.

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