EPA Repeal Endangers Americans

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ELPC Victory Video: Toxic Dump to Lakefront Park

Michigan Conservation Groups Oppose Dam Sale

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Homegrown Solar Energy Strengthens Rural America

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A Supreme Court Ruling Has Put Illinois’ Wetlands at Risk. Springfield Should Respond.

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A Proposed Clean Water Act Change Could Remove Protections from 80% of American Wetlands

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Fears of EPA Enforcement Dip Spurs Groups to Act as Legal Hounds

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Michigan Agencies, Outside Groups Question Consumers Dam Sale Plan

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Stricter Ballast Rules on Freighters Demanded to Protect Great Lakes from Invasive Species

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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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