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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDetroitFeature DetroitInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNews
GLWA, DWSD and Oakland County working together to reduce overflows into Rouge River
-Once completed, these projects will prevent an estimated 48 million gallons of untreated rain water from flowing into the Rouge River per year.
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EPA Nominee Regan Touts Collaboration during Senate Confirmation Hearing
-North Carolina’s top environmental regulator would seek “common ground” if confirmed in the federal role.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesLatest NewsMichigan
Should future plans for Line 5 consider climate change?
-Read or listen to the Interlochen report on Michigan Radio.
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Task force delays report recommending changes to Michigan dam safety regulations
-The task force members met on zoom Wednesday for what was expected to be their final meeting to approve their report. They didn’t. Instead, the panel requested revisions to “soften” some of the language in the final report.
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‘Mass Aging’ of Dams a Global Safety and Financial Risk, UN Report Says
-Countries ought to plan for end-of-life care, report argues.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeFish, Birds and AnimalsFreightersLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, Research
Michigan is on thin ice. Get used to it, climate experts say.
-Great Lakes ice cover is near record lows and expected to remain low through winter, threatening key ecosystems and the state’s $2.3 billion recreational fishing industry.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeFish, Birds and AnimalsLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNews
Great Lakes seeing low ice cover compared to this time last year
-Currently, around 2.4% of the Great Lakes are covered by ice, concentrated in the Green Bay region off Lake Michigan and Saginaw Bay in Lake Huron.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipFlintGroundwater ContaminationInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental Justice
Q&A: How to protect against lead as Michigan waits for new water pipes
-Bridge Michigan spoke with Dr. Mona Hannah-Attisha about what it will take to remove lead from our water supply and how residents can protect themselves in the process.
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BudgetCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDetroitFeature DetroitInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental Justice
Michigan cities must begin replacing lead pipes. But who has the cash?
-As utilities across the state launch into a massive lead line replacement effort expected to be paid for largely by ratepayers, they are navigating a host of challenges, from the price to replace pipes to where they’ll find enough contractors to do the work.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipLatest NewsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
In Trump Administration’s Final-Days Deregulatory Push, Army Corps Reduces Stream Protections
-Changes to the nationwide permits for dredging and filling waterways will expose more stretches of small streams to development.