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President signs Great Lakes mapping bill into law
-The last time some of these maps were updated was back in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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Drinking WaterEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts“I can sum it up in one word, and that is: nightmare.” 10 years after massive oil spill in Michigan
-One of the worst oil spills into an inland waterway in U.S. history happened right here in Michigan, 10 years ago this week.
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Drinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsNewsPFASResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchNonstick pans often don’t note they use PFAS
-A Michigan-based environmental group has found many nonstick pans are coated with a chemical from the PFAS family.
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Municipalities not lining up for low-interest loans for sewers
-Michigan has an infrastructure problem with raw sewage getting into streams and rivers.
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Drinking WaterEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsWith Line 5 closure, a ‘game of chicken’ over how to heat Upper Peninsula
-Weaning the U.P. of its dependence on Line 5 will likely require investments in rail or truck-based transport. But a month after the order for Enbridge to shutter Line 5 by May, a Plan B for propane has yet to emerge.
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Drinking WaterGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWhat the Biden Administration Might Mean For Water
-Circle of Blue reporter Brett Walton hosted a roundtable discussion with three experts about what a Biden administration might mean for federal water policy.
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Applications to protect lakefront properties triple in year of high water
-The department granted 2,284 permits in the year ending September 30, compared to 730 permits the previous year.
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COVID-19DetroitFeature DetroitGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchGrant to help expand COVID-19 wastewater detection program
-The expanded program, which has been running as a pilot since spring, will test untreated sewage in some Detroit zip codes.
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Enbridge sues Michigan over Line 5 shutdown order
-The energy company announced Tuesday it has filed a complaint in federal court seeking to block Gov. Gretchen Whitmer from moving forward with plans to shut down Line 5 by May.
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DetroitDrinking WaterFeature DetroitForever Chemicals FeaturedGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan politicians ran on water problems. Activists want money for fixes.
-Water advocates say they plan to push state and federal lawmakers for more funding to address PFAS, lead line replacement, and other water issues. But the COVID-19 crisis could make budget dollars scarce.
