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Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Research finds more PFAS coming out of wastewater treatment plants than going in

by Michigan Public April 14, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Legislation to be introduced to restrict water withdrawals for bottled water and increase protections for groundwater

by Michigan Public March 8, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Lead, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Benton Harbor residents should keep drinking bottled water, but EPA says filters work on lead

by Michigan Public March 7, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region

Gas and oil industry report projects fuel price hikes if Enbridge Line 5 is shut down

by Michigan Public March 4, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Flint, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Trial begins in lawsuit against engineering firms that advised Flint during water crisis

by Michigan Public March 2, 2022
Posted inClimate Change, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Science, Technology, Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Line 5’s impact on climate change being reviewed as part of tunnel decision

by Michigan Public February 18, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Searching for help. Where can homeowners get money to fix failing septic systems?

by Michigan Public January 20, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research

Great Lakes researchers predict record-low ice coverage

by Michigan Public January 18, 2022
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Habitat Restoration, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Science, Technology, Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

A small, red-bellied snake might be reconsidered for protection under the Endangered Species Act

by Michigan Public January 10, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Lead, Flint, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Flint water crisis settlement claims process begins this week

by Michigan Public January 10, 2022

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    Wisconsin lawmakers in both chambers of Congress voted on a bill overturning a 20-year mining ban in the area surrounding the Boundary Waters — Republicans voted to overturn the ban, and Democrats to sustain it.
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    A new federal lobbying report shows the company spent more in early 2026 as the courts consider whether federal pesticide warning labels can protect companies from state lawsuit claims.
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