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Posted inDrinking Water, Flint, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Q&A: How to protect against lead as Michigan waits for new water pipes

by Bridge Michigan January 18, 2021
Posted inBudget, Detroit, Drinking Water, Feature Detroit, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Michigan cities must begin replacing lead pipes. But who has the cash?

by Bridge Michigan January 15, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Groundwater Contamination, History and Culture, Illinois, Indiana, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Lead, Minnesota, New York, News, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Illinois, New York see lead in drinking water, Pennsylvania drilling ban, Ontario First Nations boil advisories

by Grace Dempsey January 15, 2021
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Minnesota lawmakers introduce anti-copper mining legislation

by The Associated Press January 15, 2021
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2 nuke plants, 1 bribery scandal, no answers: Towns on edge

by The Associated Press January 15, 2021
Posted inAP, Article, Drinking Water, Flint, Groundwater Contamination, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Flint families welcome water crisis charges, seek healing

by The Associated Press January 15, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAP, Article, Drinking Water, Flint, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Ex.-Michigan Gov. Snyder charged in Flint water crisis

by The Associated Press January 14, 2021
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Flint water crisis: Rooted in neglect, fallout continues

by The Associated Press January 13, 2021
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Michigan plans to charge ex-Gov. Snyder in Flint water probe

by The Associated Press January 12, 2021November 9, 2025
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In Trump Administration’s Final-Days Deregulatory Push, Army Corps Reduces Stream Protections

by Circle of Blue January 12, 2021

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