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"Nine Michigan Leaders Face Charges in Water Crisis That Roiled Flint" [1]

"A queue of cars stretched for more than a half mile outside a church in Flint on Thursday morning, filled with residents waiting for free cases of bottled water, as they have since tainted water began streaming out of their taps six years ago. Miles away in downtown Flint, something more novel was happening: A line of state officials, most prominently Rick Snyder, the former governor, were charged with crimes connected to the crisis."

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Source: NYTimes [10], 01/15/2021
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"Great Lakes: Enbridge To Defy Mich. Order To Halt Pipeline Flow" [11]

"The company behind the controversial Line 5 pipeline under part of the Great Lakes this morning said it would defy a Michigan order to halt operations by May."

Energy & Fuel [12]
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Natural Resources [13]
Pollution [6]
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Canada [16]
Source: E&E News [17], 01/13/2021
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"Michigan Plans To Charge Ex-Gov. Snyder In Flint Water Probe" [18]

"Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, top aide Rich Baird and former health director Nick Lyon have been told they will face criminal charges resulting from Flint's water crisis, according to a source with knowledge of the situation."

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Source: Detroit News [19], 01/13/2021
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"Michigan Judge Nullifies Crucial Permit For Mining Project" [20]

"A Michigan judge has overruled state regulators who approved a key permit for a proposed open-pit mine in the Upper Peninsula, another delay for a project that has been debated for nearly two decades."

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Source: AP [21], 01/06/2021
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Whitmer Signs Bills Funding $641 Million Settlement In Flint Water Cases [22]

"Flint residents will have a measure of justice, more than six years after the city's drinking water was contaminated with toxic lead, thanks to two bipartisan bills signed Wednesday."

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Source: Detroit Free Press [25], 12/31/2020
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$600 Million Flint Water Settlement Borrowing Plan Approved By Lawmakers [26]

"Michigan legislators on Wednesday finalized a plan to borrow $600 million to finance the state’s proposed settlement with the residents of Flint, whose water was contaminated with elevated levels of the neurotoxin lead."

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Source: AP [27], 12/17/2020
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Environmental Justice Stories Will Keep Proliferating in 2021 [28]

The surging racial justice movement has reenergized aspirations to correct the environmental injustices that blemish countless underprivileged U.S. communities. The new TipSheet, another part of our 2021 Guide [29], scans the landscape of trouble spots, from urban to rural, industrial zones to Superfund sites. Plus, story ideas and reporting resources.

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"Minnesota Gives Final Green Light To Disputed Oil Pipeline" [45]

"Minnesota regulators approved the final permit Monday for Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement across northern Minnesota, giving the company the green light to begin construction on the $2.6 billion project."

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Source: AP [46], 12/01/2020
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"Enbridge Sues Michigan Over Oil Pipeline Shutdown Order" [47]

"Enbridge filed a legal challenge Tuesday to Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s recent demand that the company shut down its oil pipeline that crosses the waterway connecting Lake Huron and Lake Michigan."

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Source: AP [50], 11/25/2020
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"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Advisers Quit Over Pipeline Permit" [51]

"A citizen advisory group at the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has collapsed following the regulator’s decision to issue a water-quality permit to Enbridge Energy for its Line 3 oil pipeline cutting through Minnesota."

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Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune [52], 11/19/2020
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