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Garret M. Ellison
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Environment Reporter, MLive
Kalamazoo
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Biography
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 on PFAS, or poly- and per-fluorinated “forever chemicals,” and their impact on Michigan’s people and environment. His work has directly influenced state environmental policy and the creation of Michigan’s first state-specific drinking water standards for harmful chemicals. He also broke the story of Nestle Waters North America’s attempt to obtain more Michigan groundwater for bottling, for which received the national Public Notice Journalism Award during a ceremony at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. His extensive reporting on Nestle, PFAS, the Wolverine World Wide drinking water pollution in Rockford and the Enbridge Line 5 oil pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac helped earn him the 2017 Journalist of the Year Award from the Michigan Press Association Foundation. Ellison has one daughter, Olive, and lives in Kalamazoo.
Content
By Garret M. Ellison Verified| MLive Verified GRAND HAVEN, MI — Bulk freighters regularly delight onlookers as they pass between the Grand Haven pierheads to deliver limestone, slag and trap rock needed to make concrete and asphalt for Michigan road construction. Those freighters need a harbor channel deep enough to reach the Verplank Dock up the Grand River in Ferrysburg, where the bulk aggregates are unloaded into large piles.
By Garret M. Ellison Verified| MLive Verified WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump pledged this week to “save Lake Michigan” from invasive carp during an Oval Office visit by Michigan’s Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Republican state House Speaker Matt Hall. Trump, speaking from the Resolute Desk while signing several new executive orders, also teased the possibility of new fighter jets at the Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Macomb County during the visit by Michigan leaders Wednesday, April 9.
Company Info
MLive
MLive Media Group is a Michigan-based news organization that operates various news websites and print publications. The company has experienced notable digital growth, particularly in weather content. MLive.com serves as a news portal under this group, providing local news and information to its audience. The organization is part of a larger media landscape, with its parent company, Advance Publications, having a rich history in the industry. MLive Media Group focuses on delivering relevant news and updates to the communities it serves in Michigan.
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