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Author Archives: Gary Wilson

Gary Wilson is a Chicago-based contributor who has reported on Great Lakes issues for public media since 2011.

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Posted inAccountability

Michigan executives renew call for accelerated fed, state clean up of toxic sediment in the Detroit River

Avatar photo by Gary Wilson June 22, 2023January 19, 2024
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Posted inAccountability

Water rights activists continue years-long push for a statewide affordability plan on World Water Day

Avatar photo by Gary Wilson March 28, 2023January 19, 2024
Posted inVoices

Why the Clean Water Act needs an update – or a new name

Avatar photo by Gary Wilson November 10, 2022January 19, 2024
An aerial view shows mostly river
Posted inAccountability

Detroit River cleanup a low priority in Biden’s $1 billion Great Lakes windfall

Avatar photo by Gary Wilson September 15, 2022January 19, 2024
Posted inAccountability

Detroit River cleanup: Federal funding ready but bureaucracy, lack of state financial investment remain barriers to progress

Avatar photo by Gary Wilson May 26, 2022January 19, 2024
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Study questions reporting, transparency in popular federal Great Lakes restoration program; Detroit River cleanup lags

Avatar photo by Gary Wilson March 29, 2022January 19, 2024
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Biden funding infusion launches decades overdue clean up of toxic Detroit River

Avatar photo by Gary Wilson February 24, 2022January 19, 2024
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Duggan water advisor Dr. Abdul El-Sayed: Detroit focused on ending shutoffs, but affordability needs national attention

Avatar photo by Gary Wilson November 18, 2021January 19, 2024
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Detroit’s toxic river: After decades, some progress—but a long cleanup journey remains

Avatar photo by Gary Wilson September 23, 2021January 19, 2024
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Detroit, Biden bet big on electric vehicles; critic says that’s ‘a very American answer to climate change’

Avatar photo by Gary Wilson June 23, 2021January 19, 2024

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