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Posted inDrinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Michigan PFAS activists urge bolder action at fed hearing in East Lansing

by Bridge Michigan August 8, 2022
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Drinking Water News Roundup: Lead levels increase in Flint water, businesses sued over water contamination concerns

by Tynnetta Harris, Great Lakes Now August 5, 2022
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Get personal with Lake Erie and walleye on a kayak

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now August 5, 2022
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Anger, uncertainty and a race for answers in Huron River chromium spill

by Bridge Michigan August 4, 2022November 9, 2025
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State lawmakers consider taking away local authority to issue gravel mining permits

by Michigan Public August 2, 2022November 9, 2025
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Great Lakes Moment: Students help save sturgeon

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now August 1, 2022November 9, 2025
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PFAS News Roundup: “Forever chemicals” in drinking water, common PFAS questions answered

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now July 29, 2022
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Scientists work to understand cause of Great Lakes earthquakes

by Capri S. Cafaro July 29, 2022
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by Anna Sysling, Great Lakes Now July 29, 2022
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More Canada geese — and their poop — make Michigan home. Blame the heat.

by Bridge Michigan July 28, 2022

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  • Judge halts some work on Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute in northern Wisconsin
    Bayfield County Judge John Anderson halts work where Enbridge needs more permits to install structures in four waterways.
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    Environmentalists and some state lawmakers say the process does more harm than good. Plastics producers are pushing back.
  • Michigan gets $108M in Monsanto settlement to clean up PCB contamination
    Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced a $108 million settlement with Monsanto Co. over long-term PCB contamination in the state, with the funds directed toward cleanup and restoration of affected natural resources.

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