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Drinking WaterFeature HomepageForever Chemicals FeaturedLatest NewsNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
EPA 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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APChicagoEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageFeature-ChicagoIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake MichiganLatest NewsMunicipalitiesNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental Justice
In Chicago, adapting electric buses to winter’s challenges
-Capital City Transit has ordered seven electric buses to replace diesel models from 2010, said the operations superintendent.
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AdvocacyDetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitFeature HomepageInfrastructureMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Detroiters 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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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature LeadFlintIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
U.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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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe States
Court: Nessel can try again to return Line 5 lawsuit to state court
-Legal experts say Michigan has a better chance of persuading a state court to shut down the pipeline, while Enbridge is more likely to prevail in federal court.
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APFeature HomepageLake HuronLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
1st missile strike at aerial object over Lake Huron missed
-The acknowledgment of the errant missile came amid questions about whether there was risk shooting down aerial objects that didn’t pose a threat.
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APFeature HomepageLake HuronLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
‘Unidentified object’ downed over Lake Huron, 3rd this week
-President Joe Biden ordered an “unidentified object” shot down with a missile by U.S. fighter jets over Lake Huron.