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Climate ChangeCollaborationDrinking WaterFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInfrastructureLatest NewsMunicipalitiesNewsPFASPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Lakes Take Global Stage
-The 2023 UN Water Conference highlights risks and opportunities for the Great Lakes region.
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Drinking WaterFeature HomepageForever Chemicals FeaturedLatest NewsNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsEPA to limit toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
-The Environmental Protection Agency proposed the first federal limits on harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water.
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AdvocacyDetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitFeature HomepageInfrastructureMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDetroiters can get another 1,125 gallons of water under discount program
-Detroit water rates have gone up 407% over the last 20 years, and 120% in just the last 10 years.
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CollaborationDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature LeadFlintGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsU.S. Judge: Flint has 5 months to finish long-overdue lead pipe replacement
-The $97 million project was supposed to be done by 2020. Officials blame the pandemic, supply shortages and unreliable contractors for the delay.
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AdvocacyAuthorsDetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitFeature HomepageGary WilsonGreat Lakes News CollaborativeGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsHope springs eternal for Michigan legislator who champions drinking water equity
-Senator Stephanie Chang began her campaign to end water shutoffs in 2015. She’s hopeful for legislative action in 2023.
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CollaborationDrinking WaterFeature HomepageForever Chemicals FeaturedGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsPFASRefreshWater Quality and Restoration EffortsOngoing battle to keep toxic chemicals at bay
-Outdated laws leave communities struggling to ward off contaminants before they foul drinking supplies.
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CollaborationDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsRight to water: Could 2023 be the year Michigan ends shutoffs?
-Some lawmakers see a bill to declare a human right to water as a first step toward ending the shutoffs that plague low-income Michiganders.
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AuthorsBooks, Authors, Art and MusicDrinking WaterFeature HomepageGary WilsonGreat Lakes News CollaborativeHistory and CultureInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsBook chronicles human, water connection from nomadic to modern times
-The journey of modern man began 10,000 years ago and “the distribution of water defined its starting point.”
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AuthorsDrinking WaterFeature HomepageForever Chemicals FeaturedIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNew YorkNewsPFASWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: New requirements taking effect in 2023 to protect consumers from ‘forever chemicals’
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
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CollaborationDrinking WaterGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsJoin Bridge, Circle of Blue to discuss Michigan lawmakers’ water priorities
-On Jan. 25, Bridge Michigan environment reporter Kelly House will moderate a Zoom discussion about the priorities for water in the 2023 Michigan Legislature.
