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BudgetCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeLatest NewsNewsPolicy
Feds Release First Slice of Water Bill Assistance Funds
-Initial distributions will help states, tribes, and territories set up the first-ever federal water bill assistance program.
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Congress’s Stealth Water Infrastructure Deal
-The American Rescue Plan Act allocated $350 billion to states, tribes, and local governments. Some of that money is available for upgrading water systems.
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Michigan lawmakers propose $500M to repair dams after breach
-The money would help cover repairs related to the disaster, upgrade high-risk dams elsewhere, fund responses to future disasters and draw federal match funding to rehabilitate or remove dams.
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In flooded Michigan neighborhoods, who should pay for sea walls?
-For two straight summers, residents of Detroit’s Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood watched water pour into basements and pool in streets, a result of coastal flooding that will become increasingly common throughout the Great Lakes as climate change progresses.
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Michigan’s Rural Water Systems Confront Generations of Inadequate Investment
-A critical juncture is reached for providing water to rural communities around the region.
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AgricultureAlgae BloomsBudgetDrinking WaterFeature HomepageJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsLeadNewsOhioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
H2Ohio: Agency directors focus on wetlands, farmer subsidies, replacing lead lines
-The Ohio Department of Agriculture, Ohio Department of Natural Resources and Ohio Environmental Protection Agency will seek $240.85 million in funding for H2Ohio projects.
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Michigan dams need ‘immediate attention’ to prevent next failure
-A state task force has determined 86 recommendations released Thursday, identifying a host of regulatory, legal and funding fixes for aging dams and to boost dam safety.
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Cross-border Concerns: Biden administration a new opportunity for Canadian cooperation over Great Lakes
-What could future stewardship in the Great Lakes look like for Canada and the new U.S. administration?
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High Demand for New Michigan Water Infrastructure Grants
-Funding requests are more than three times larger than available funds.