{"id":163,"date":"2019-09-19T13:10:50","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T13:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greatlakes-seaway.com\/?page_id=163"},"modified":"2026-04-09T08:58:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T13:58:31","slug":"environment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/greatlakes-seaway.com\/en\/environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>An Environmentally Friendly Transportation Route<\/h3>\n<p>Understanding and minimizing the impact of marine transportation on the environment is very important to us. 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