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Category: Drinking Water

Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Veteran Great Lakes advocate cautions on prioritizing economic development over protecting the environment

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now February 18, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Water Quality

Spotlight on complexity of bottled water issues, as BlueTriton exits Ontario

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now December 6, 2024
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, PFAS, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Students at Michigan State and Wisconsin win EPA funding for environmental health innovations

by Great Lakes Echo November 5, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Wisconsin communities receive $273M for drinking water projects

by Wisconsin Public Radio November 4, 2024
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Minnesota, New York, News, Politics, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

2024 Election: State and Local Voters Consider Tax Increases for Water Protection

by Circle of Blue October 28, 2024
Posted inDrinking Water, Flint, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

A decade after Flint, feds require nationwide lead pipe removal

by Bridge Michigan October 8, 2024
Posted inClimate, Drinking Water, Featured, Illinois, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Joliet, Illinois, Plans to Source Its Future Drinking Water From Lake Michigan. Will Other Cities Follow?

by Inside Climate News October 1, 2024
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, News, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Groundwater: Who’s in charge?

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now September 25, 2024
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

Retirements by water and wastewater plant operators are leading to workforce shortages

by Michigan Public September 23, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAdvocacy, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Latest News, News, PFAS, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear case with broad implications for PFAS cleanup

by Wisconsin Public Radio September 17, 2024November 8, 2025

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    For three decades, Michigan State University researchers have gone to Manistee National Forest to study seedlings to find out about the future of Michigan’s forests.

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