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APDrinking WaterFlintGroundwater ContaminationLatest NewsLeadMichiganPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeEx.-Michigan Gov. Snyder charged in Flint water crisis
-The charges are groundbreaking: No governor or former governor in Michigan’s 184-year history had been charged with crimes related to their time in that office, according to the state archivist.
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APDrinking WaterFlintGroundwater ContaminationLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeFlint water crisis: Rooted in neglect, fallout continues
-In light of the new charges against former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, here’s a primer on Flint’s 2014 lead crisis.
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APDrinking WaterFlintGroundwater ContaminationLatest NewsLeadMichiganPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeMichigan plans to charge ex-Gov. Snyder in Flint water probe
-Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, his health director and other ex-officials have been told they’re being charged after a new investigation of the Flint water scandal.
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Drinking WaterGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsIn 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.
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U.S. Justice Dept: Flint company owner dumped millions of gallons of untreated leachate in sewer
-The owner of an oil processing company in Flint is accused of violating the Clean Water Act.
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Algae BloomsAPDrinking WaterLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsOne-third of America’s rivers have changed color since 1984
-Only about 5% of U.S. river mileage is considered blue — a color often equated with pristine waters by the general public.
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BudgetDrinking WaterFlintGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeYears After Flint Water Crisis, Lead Lingers in School Buildings Across the Nation
-In its 2021 budget, Congress included millions for lead testing in schools, where children are still exposed to the toxic metal.
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APDrinking WaterIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMichiganPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWisconsinMichigan judge nullifies crucial permit for mining project
-Michigan judge has overruled state regulators who approved a key permit for a proposed open-pit mine in the Upper Peninsula, another delay for a project that has been debated for nearly two decades.
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Demands for change, requests for information pertaining to Flint water settlement
-Activist Jasmine Hall started demands to get residents more money and resources out of the settlement, and Attorney Loyst Fletcher has requested for residents to get more information.
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Climate ChangeCOVID-19Drinking WaterFreightersGary WilsonGreat Lakes Now's Year-End PostsLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental Justice2020 in Review: Climate change, COVID-19 and Michigan’s governor
-Of course, a lot also happened in 2020 that did not garner the attention that COVID-19 and climate change did.
