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Interview Series: Policy expert, author Dave Dempsey

Gary Wilson @garyglx5.bsky.social · 1d

Someone asked me where I work. 41N 87W.

Gary Wilson @garyglx5.bsky.social · 2d

ICYMI: A landmark 2008 agreement of the Great Lakes states blocks shipments of water to arid areas like Arizona. But is it sufficient for 2025 threats? Noted policy expert Dave Dempsey says the biggest threat may come from the Great Lakes region.
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"The Great Lakes are in grave danger in an era of globalization and commercialization."

Interview Series: Policy expert, author Dave Dempsey

Gary Wilson @garyglx5.bsky.social · 3d

Just across this bridge from Detroit it’s Thanksgiving Day in Canada, still free. Just sayin‘.

Gary Wilson @garyglx5.bsky.social · 3d

Happy Thanksgiving Day to Canadian friends and colleagues.

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Gary Wilson @garyglx5.bsky.social · 3d

"The Great Lakes are in grave danger in an era of globalization and commercialization," said policy expert and author Dave Dempsey in 2008. And the threat hasn't abated. More here in my look back interview.
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"The Great Lakes are in grave danger in an era of globalization and commercialization."

Interview Series: Policy expert, author Dave Dempsey

Gary Wilson @garyglx5.bsky.social · 3d

Continuing my Interview Series with policy expert and author, Dave Dempsey. A look back at my 2021 interview where Dempsey continued to sound the alarm on diversions and consumption of the Great Lakes.
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"The Great Lakes are in grave danger in an era of globalization and commercialization."

Gary Wilson @garyglx5.bsky.social · 4d

When writing, what I do when I’m stuck on a sentence.

Gary’s Great Lakes Notebook | Gary Wilson | Substack

Gary Wilson @garyglx5.bsky.social · 5d

ICYMI: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is now known nationally. In 2019 she was a first term governor with a laundry list of an environmental agenda when I interviewed her. It's here.
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A Substack focused on the Great Lakes, water and environmental justice issues. Click to read Gary’s Great Lakes Notebook, by Gary Wilson, a Substack publication. Launched 2 months ago.

Interview Series: Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer

Gary Wilson @garyglx5.bsky.social · 6d

Interview Series: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2019. Great Lakes leadership, Line 5 and a letter from a 7th grader. "They don't care about our partisan politics."
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My 2019 interview in Whitmer's first year in office focused on her water agenda.

Bari Weiss is a weird and worrisome choice as top editor for CBS News | Margaret Sullivan

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Gary Wilson @garyglx5.bsky.social · 7d

@theguardian.com columnist chronicles the decline of CBS News from paragon of network reporting to "one more step on the shameful path that CBS has trod since Donald Trump was elected to a second term."
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When Weiss was named editor-in-chief, it was the latest turn in the network’s confounding departure from its roots

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Gary Wilson @garyglx5.bsky.social · 7d

Interview Series: Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder weeks before his term ended. Bottled water, wetland protection, leadership and why I didn't ask him about the Flint water crisis.
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Gary’s Great Lakes Notebook | Gary Wilson | Substack

A Substack focused on the Great Lakes, water and environmental justice issues. Click to read Gary’s Great Lakes Notebook, by Gary Wilson, a Substack publication. Launched 2 months ago.

Gary’s Great Lakes Notebook | Gary Wilson | Substack

Gary Wilson @garyglx5.bsky.social · 8d

First in a series of notable interviews conducted over 10+ years. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder in 2019 just before exiting after his 2nd term. Bottled water, wetlands, invasive carp and Great Lakes leadership.
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A Substack focused on the Great Lakes, water and environmental justice issues. Click to read Gary’s Great Lakes Notebook, by Gary Wilson, a Substack publication. Launched 2 months ago.

Coming soon: A Series on Interviews

Gary Wilson @garyglx5.bsky.social · 9d

Coming soon: A Series on Interviews. Notable interviews I've done with Great Lakes and environmental luminaries.
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One to one with Great Lakes and environmental luminaries

Rust Belt, Third Coast or Fresh Coast?

Gary Wilson @garyglx5.bsky.social · 10d

Rust Belt, Third Coast or Fresh Coast? The Great Lakes Region's struggle for an identity. open.substack.com/pub/garyglx5...

The Great Lakes region's name game struggle for a geographical identity

Rust Belt, Third Coast or Fresh Coast?

Gary Wilson @garyglx5.bsky.social · 12d

Rust Belt, Third Coast or Fresh Coast? As the Great Lakes region struggles for an identity, what's in a name? Maybe nothing. open.substack.com/pub/garyglx5...

The Great Lakes region's name game struggle for a geographical identity

Wisconsin agency's expanded mission led to record $450 million investment in Milwaukee waterways | Great Lakes Now

Gary Wilson @garyglx5.bsky.social · 15d

Milwaukee figured out the toxic waste disposal conundrum years ago and has advice for Detroit. “Every project needs a champion, someone who will step out and garner the troops together. You need that type of person to lead the way.” 2/2
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Sewerage district leadership sealed the deal to remediate two million cubic yards of contaminated sediment

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Compensation, justice remain elusive for Flint residents

Gary Wilson @garyglx5.bsky.social · 15d

Lack of disposal space hampers dredging of toxic sediment in Detroit, Rouge rivers @detroitnews.com reports. 1/2
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Gary Wilson @garyglx5.bsky.social · 16d

Flint: Toddlers at the beginning of the Flint water crisis are now teens and teens are adults. Both still await compensation for the harm suffered. My thoughts on the injustice here.
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Over a decade ago Flint faced the reality that its drinking water was contaminated with lead. Michigan’s $600 million award has been mired in bureaucracy; USEPA continues to deny liability.

Trump has vowed to make coal king again. How's it going?

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Gary Wilson @garyglx5.bsky.social · 17d

Can coal make a comeback as an energy source? Trump is trying but it’s not that easy @hmnorthey.bsky.social reports.

Hannah Northey @hmnorthey.bsky.social · 17d

As we await news from Interior and DOE on their latest attempt to boost the coal sector, take a look at my deep dive into the market realities, complete with some amazeballs charts and whatnot:

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Energy analysts say upticks in coal production and demand are only temporary fluctuations, despite the administration barreling ahead with efforts to boost

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Gary Wilson @garyglx5.bsky.social · 17d

Compensation, justice remain elusive for Flint residents harmed during the drinking water crisis from over a decade ago. open.substack.com/pub/garyglx5...

Compensation, justice remain elusive for Flint residents

Over a decade ago Flint faced the reality that its drinking water was contaminated with lead. Michigan’s $600 million award has been mired in bureaucracy; USEPA continues to deny liability.

Judge rules EPA can be held liable in Flint water crisis lawsuits

Gary Wilson @garyglx5.bsky.social · 21d

For the curious, links to the testimony before Congress by Gov. Snyder and EPA Admin. McCarthy. Lotsa partisan political posturing but that aside, interesting.
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Anna Clark @annaleighclark.bsky.social · 22d

This is the third time the EPA has lost its attempt to dismiss the negligence claims, first filed in 2017.

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A judge has denied the federal government’s latest request to dismiss consolidated Flint water crisis lawsuits brought against it by city residents -- the third time the Environmental Protection Agen...

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Gary Wilson @garyglx5.bsky.social · 21d

Reminder that EPA Reg 5 (Chicago, Great Lakes) administrator Susan Hedman resigned. Though EPA admin Gina McCarthy (below) defended Hedman when questioned on Flint by Congress.

Anna Clark @annaleighclark.bsky.social · 22d

This is the third time the EPA has lost its attempt to dismiss the negligence claims, first filed in 2017.

Via @mlive.com

Judge rules EPA can be held liable in Flint water crisis lawsuits

A judge has denied the federal government’s latest request to dismiss consolidated Flint water crisis lawsuits brought against it by city residents -- the third time the Environmental Protection Agen...

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Gary Wilson @garyglx5.bsky.social · 23d

'Report: 19% of Lake Michigan shore now armored, limiting public access.' Michigan lakefront property owners brace for the next increase in lake levels but, is that a good thing? Probably not researcher says.
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Report: 19% of Lake Michigan shore now armored, limiting public access - Bridge Michigan

A new study from MSU researchers used aerial photography to show just how much Michigan’s western shoreline has changed since the high water crisis of 2020. The expansion of hard armoring brings conse...

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Gary Wilson @garyglx5.bsky.social · 24d

In 2013 anti-pipeline advocates put a spotlight on a little known oil pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac. They declared it a threat to the Great Lakes. Nearing 2026 its fate is mired in legal proceedings that MI Gov. Whitmer said is the "worst case scenario." #Line5
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"The worst case scenario"

A 72 year old Great Lakes oil pipeline’s fate is mired in a legal quagmire. Anti-pipeline advocates say shut it down. The operator says it has a better plan. Michigan agrees, well sorta.