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Michigan is giving used electric vehicle batteries a new purpose, with the state promoting efforts to repurpose and recycle them rather than let them go to waste. The initiative highlights how retired EV batteries can be reused for energy storage or raw materials, part of a broader push to build a sustainable battery supply chain in the Great Lakes region.
- 2Plastic pollution is clogging the Great Lakes▼Great waste in the Great Lakes: How plastic pollution is clogging our waters
Plastic pollution is emerging as a serious environmental problem in the Great Lakes, the report says, with waste accumulating in the waters that supply drinking water to tens of millions of people in the United States and Canada. The investigation describes how plastics of all sizes, from bottles to microplastics, are collecting in the lakes and the challenges of cleaning them up.
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A new report finds that affordability gaps persist across the Great Lakes states, indicating that cost barriers in the region remain unresolved despite earlier efforts. The findings suggest residents continue to face uneven access to affordable opportunities, with gaps varying across the states covered. The report is being circulated among education and policy audiences tracking regional affordability trends.