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Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Indiana, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, New York, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Illinois EPA invests over $70M in drinking water projects, students receive funding for Ohio water quality research

by GLN Editor November 10, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Analysis finds ‘stunning’ lack of compliance with coal ash rules, putting groundwater at risk

by Energy News Network November 4, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Indiana, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, New York, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Drinking Water News Roundup: New water infrastructure funding, projects, programs

by GLN Editor October 10, 2022
Posted inAP, Article, Forever Chemicals Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, News, PFAS, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, The States, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Evers administration relaunches efforts to limit PFAS

by The Associated Press September 23, 2022
Posted inClimate Change, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

America’s summer of floods: What cities can learn from today’s climate crises to prepare for tomorrow’s

by The Conversation September 16, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inChicago, Coal Ash Project, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Illinois, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Coal ash 101: Everything you need to know about this toxic waste

by Sruthi Gopalakrishnan September 13, 2022
Posted inChicago, Equity and Environmental Justice, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, The Catch, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Coal ash regulation

by Great Lakes Now September 12, 2022
Posted inAP, Article, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Lead, Flint, Groundwater Contamination, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Some cities could be left behind on lead pipe replacements

by The Associated Press August 29, 2022
Posted inAdvocacy, Coal Ash Project, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Indiana, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Ohio, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

To excavate or not to excavate: With toxic coal ash, that is the question

by Hayley Starshak and Mrinali Dhembla August 29, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAdvocacy, Chicago, Coal Ash Project, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Michigan, Municipalities, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Coal ash contaminating groundwater near Joliet to stay, despite residents’ and activists’ concerns

by Sarah Aie August 26, 2022November 9, 2025

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