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Posted inBudget, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Flint, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, Municipalities, News, PFAS, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, The States, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Water's True Cost

Water woes loom for Michigan suburbs, towns after decades of disinvestment

by Bridge Michigan May 3, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAdvocacy, Budget, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, The States, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Water's True Cost

Many Rural Towns Have Neglected Drinking Water Systems for Decades

by Michigan Public May 3, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAP, Article, Budget, Drinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Municipalities, News, PFAS, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Madison mayor wants to spend $425K on PFAS filtration system

by The Associated Press May 2, 2022
Posted inAP, Article, Budget, Climate Change, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Michigan, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Gov. Whitmer wants federal aid to keep nuclear plant open

by The Associated Press April 22, 2022
Posted inBudget, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, The States, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Michigan is spending big on infrastructure. Its problems are even bigger.

by Bridge Michigan April 12, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAdvocacy, AP, Article, Budget, News, Ohio, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Ohio legislation eases state regulation of some streams

by The Associated Press April 6, 2022
Posted inBudget, Climate Change, Featured, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Ontario, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Quebec, Region, Science, Technology, Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Easier Ride for Fossils, But $9.1B in Climate Funding as Ottawa Releases 2030 Plan

by The Energy Mix April 6, 2022November 9, 2025
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US taps $420M to boost water supplies hit by climate change

by The Associated Press April 5, 2022
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Illinois environmental justice bill would help residents prevent pollution

by Energy News Network April 5, 2022
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Michigan Gov. Whitmer signs over $4.7B for infrastructure

by The Associated Press March 31, 2022

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