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Scientists testing alternative to road salt to protect water
-Fifty water bodies across Minnesota fail to meet the Pollution Control Agency’s water-quality standards because they contain too much chloride.
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AdvocacyCOVID-19DetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitIan WendrowLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental Justice
Do More: Water rights advocates call for action from Gov. Whitmer, Mayor Duggan for residents without water
-Despite outreach efforts, advocates feel state officials are not acting as quickly or efficiently as they could to mitigate the crisis.
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Judge backs Minnesota’s Twin Metals mine in lease dispute
-The judge said the Interior Department had the authority to reverse itself and renew the project’s federal mineral rights leases.
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PFAS News Roundup: Ohio starts testing, Minnesota cleanup could cost $1.2 billion, DuPont might dodge liabilities
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Detroit set to restore water service amid coronavirus fears
-The Coronavirus Water Restart Plan will be in effect for the duration of the global outbreak of the virus, officials said Monday.
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DetroitDrinking WaterFeature DetroitGary WilsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Withdrawals
Michigan Water Shutoffs: A test of governor’s commitment to social, environmental justice
-Gov. Gretchen Whitmer campaigned on an aggressive water platform. Now those campaign pledges are being put to the test.
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Water authority transfers funding for bill assistance
-The Great Lakes Water Authority is transferring more than $1.6 million to Detroit and Flint for conservation education and to help customers pay past-due water bills.
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APDrinking WaterFlintGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Michigan Supreme Court hears case over Flint water liability
-The case at the state’s highest court is one of many in state and federal courts over the scandal.