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APDetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitFlintLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental Justice
Minority communities question election-year push by EPA
-Under President Donald Trump, the EPA has slashed support for some programs and regulatory protections benefiting disadvantaged communities.
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Winning Work: Great Lakes Now recognized for communication excellence by Great Lakes Protection Fund
-The Great Lakes Now initiative – our show, website, engagement efforts and educational resources – wins a Great Lakes Protection Fund Leadership Award.
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Drinking Water News Roundup: Illinois COVID-19 shutoff protections, Ontario First Nation evacuation
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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As policing and pandemic dominate election, climate pushed to back burner
-Minnesota candidates haven’t pressed climate or clean energy despite rising temperatures and voter interest.
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Michigan proposal’s reliance on fossil fuel money splits environmentalists
-Voters will decide next month whether to shift oil and gas royalty spending from land acquisition to park development.
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Great Lakes Freighters: The latest on navigation, locks and icebreakers
-It’s the 140th anniversary of the Lake Carriers’ Association, and its president discusses the new Soo lock, icebreakers and tension with Canada.
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Michigan Allocates $20 Million to Relieve Customer Water Debts
-The state is using federal CARES Act funding to help residents pay off past-due water bills that accrued during the pandemic.
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Banned: Canada takes next step toward zero plastic waste by 2030
-Plastic gets “toxic” designation, while single-use bottled water gets ban exemption.
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Lack of Utility Data Obscures Customer Water Debt Problems
-Inadequate data hampers understanding of who is most affected by overdue water bills.
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Watch Party: River Influence
-Great Lakes Now Program Director Sandra Svoboda chats with journalist Lorraine Boissoneault and Drew YoungeDyke from the National Wildlife Federation about mining, Asian carp, water quality and the Great Lakes.