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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, Natasha Blakely, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Combined Effort: Sierra Club to award Great Lakes News Collaborative

by Natasha Blakely January 11, 2022
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Judge: Lawsuit can proceed against Flint water contractor

by The Associated Press January 11, 2022
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Flint water crisis settlement claims process begins this week

by Michigan Public January 10, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Indiana, Latest News, News, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: PFAS can move from water to air, DoD efforts to clean up PFAS skewered

by Natasha Blakely December 23, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Feature Lead, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Should Benton Harbor residents have to pay for water they can’t drink?

by Michigan Public December 22, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Feature Lead, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

High costs, few customers: Benton Harbor water woes loom for Michigan cities

by Bridge Michigan December 20, 2021November 9, 2025
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Tests show lead in Benton Harbor tap water finally dropping

by The Associated Press December 16, 2021
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Water utilities urge regulators to scrap new PFAS limits

by The Associated Press December 10, 2021
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Drinking Water News Roundup: Infrastructure funding in Minnesota, Wisconsin, false confidence in Michigan water

by Maya Sundaresan December 8, 2021
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Mapping the Great Lakes: Find out if Lake Huron water ends up in your faucet

by Alex Hill December 3, 2021November 9, 2025

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    Golden oyster mushrooms are spreading fast, altering how Ontario’s forests grow, decompose and nurture important native mushrooms.
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    It's been a year since the devastating ice storm. Poles and wires have since been replaced, but some residents wonder whether it makes more sense to bury them out of the reach of increasingly damaging snow, wind and ice.

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