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Garret M. Ellison

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  • Environment Reporter, MLive
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Covers:  Michigan environment, Great Lakes & natural resources, pollution, contamination, Superfund, EPA, military pollution, PFAS, vapor intrusion, water policy, drinking water, public health, climate change.
Michigan journalist covering the environment, natural resources and the Great Lakes for @MLive, @GRPress & @Kzoo_Gazette

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Garret Ellison is an enterprise journalist at MLive Media Group who covers Michigan environment and the Great Lakes. He started his career as a business reporter for the Grand Rapids Press, MLive’s largest newspaper, and has won multiple awards from both the Associated Press Media Editors and the Michigan Press Association. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan University and previously taught journalism at Grand Valley State University. Since 2016, he has specialized in reporting …

Garret M. Ellison’s Journalist Portfolio

Nestle plant upgrade driving more Michigan water extraction

Nestle plant upgrade driving more Michigan water extraction

On Halloween 2016, I revealed that Nestle Waters North America was quietly seeking a permit to significantly …

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Toxic chemicals pollute drinking water near old Wolverine dump

Toxic chemicals pollute drinking water near old Wolverine dump

This story broke the news that global shoe giant Wolverine Worldwide had polluted drinking water in Michigan …

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Air Force refuses to follow Michigan PFAS law

Air Force refuses to follow Michigan PFAS law

This story about the U.S. Air Force refusing to comply with Michigan environmental laws that govern how much …

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Michigan regulators face no easy choice in Consumers hydro sale case

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By Garret M. Ellison Verified
| Wolverine Confidential
LANSING, MI — Michigan utility regulators are nearing a decision this fall on Consumers Energy’s proposed sale of 13 hydroelectric dams with no clean option left on the table. The Michigan Public Service Commission can approve a deal that a judge recommended rejecting, reopen the case to test a last-minute safety proposal, or deny the transaction and confront years of disputes over decommissioning, drained reservoirs and who should pay to preserve impoundments that communities want to keep.
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Sinkholes, possible leakage under investigation at Hodenpyl Dam

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By Garret M. Ellison Verified
| Wolverine Confidential
MESICK, MI — Consumers Energy is investigating possible leakage, sinkholes and damaged sheet piling at Hodenpyl Dam following severe spring flooding. The utility told regulators on July 16 that inspecting submerged structures could require temporarily shutting off Manistee River flow, prompting concern that part of the river could be dewatered and fish, mussels, anglers and boaters placed at risk.
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Michigan budget spends $2.5 million to keep iconic trout rivers cold

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By Garret M. Ellison Verified
| Wolverine Confidential
GRAYLING, MI — Michigan lawmakers directed $2.5 million in the new state budget toward restoring fish habitat in the Au Sable and Manistee rivers, funding projects aimed at keeping two of the nation’s premier trout streams cold and productive. The earmark, signed into law Tuesday, July 21 as part of the fiscal 2027 omnibus budget, will fund habitat restoration, streambank stabilization, sediment management, temperature monitoring and targeted beaver management throughout the two watersheds. Rep.
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