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12 Indiana communities getting water infrastructure grants
-Twelve rural Indiana communities will share more than $8 million in federal grants to improve their water systems.
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Congress OKs 5-year extension of Great Lakes cleanup program
-The U.S. Senate voted unanimously on Sunday to extend the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which the House did earlier this year.
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Flint joins $641M deal to settle lawsuits over lead in water
-The Flint City Council on Tuesday signed off on its portion of the $641 million settlement.
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Judge plans to hear from residents in $641M Flint water deal
-A judge said Monday that she’ll wait until January before deciding whether to give preliminary approval to the $641 million settlement.
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Wisconsin releases action plan to reduce PFAS chemical use
-Nearly 20 state agencies, along with the University of Wisconsin, worked on the action plan released Wednesday.
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Flint water settlement borrowing plan approved by lawmakers
-Michigan legislators on Wednesday finalized a plan to borrow $600 million to finance the state’s proposed settlement with the residents of Flint.
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Wisconsin climate task force releases its recommendations
-The report from the task force includes 55 recommendations designed to adapt to climate change and limit its negative impacts while also seeking to improve the economy.
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Wisconsin says wolf season will be held next November
-Wisconsin law called for annual hunting and trapping seasons to resume if and when the wolf lost federal protection.
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Michigan will borrow $600M for Flint water settlement
-Under the bipartisan legislation, the loan from a state economic development fund would cost more than $1 billion to repay over 30 years — $35 million annually.
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Officials: Flint makes progress toward ending water crisis
-A total of $120 million in federal and state funding has helped Flint replace more than 9,700 lead service lines, said Kurt Thiede, administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 5, which includes Michigan.