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Posted inClimate Change, Equity and Environmental Justice, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Adapting to Climate Change Will Only Get More Expensive

by Hakai Magazine January 3, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Budget, Chicago, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Lead, Feature-Chicago, Featured, Gary Wilson, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Q&A: New EPA Great Lakes administrator talks Benton Harbor, infrastructure, AOC cleanup

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now November 17, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Lead, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Michigan environmental leader admits flaws with Benton Harbor lead crisis

by Bridge Michigan November 5, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Flint, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, Natasha Blakely, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Seven Years On: The Flint water crisis has yet to conclude

by Natasha Blakely October 27, 2021
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Equity and Environmental Justice, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Tribal Governments and First Nations, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Michigan tribes to Biden: Enbridge Line 5 threatens our treaty rights

by Bridge Michigan October 12, 2021
Posted inClimate Change, Equity and Environmental Justice, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Science, Technology & Research

Indigenous leaders face barriers to UN climate conference

by Indian Country Today October 11, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Latest News, News, PFAS, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

‘Something has to be done’: Living along Madison’s Starkweather Creek, one of Wisconsin’s most polluted waterways.

by Wisconsin Watch October 11, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Lead, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Latest News, Lead, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

In Benton Harbor, residents’ complaints of lead-tainted water carry echoes

by Bridge Michigan October 11, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Lead, Featured, Flint, Gary Wilson, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Q&A: Doctor who exposed Flint’s lead levels sees similarities in Benton Harbor water crisis

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now October 11, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Budget, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Taylor Haelterman, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Community Assistance: Report finds disparities in drinking water fund distribution

by Taylor Haelterman September 24, 2021November 9, 2025

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