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APBudgetDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismThe StatesTourismWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan Gov. Whitmer signs over $4.7B for infrastructure
-Michigan is investing more than $4.7 billion to improve infrastructure, including drinking water upgrades, internet access and fixing roads, bridges and dams.
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APBudgetDetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFlintGrand RapidsInfrastructureMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan Legislature approves $4.8B infrastructure plan
-Michigan lawmakers approved $4.8 billion in spending, mostly for infrastructure upgrades, with an influx of federal pandemic and other funds that will go toward water systems and more.
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AdvocacyClimate ChangeCollaborationEquity and Environmental JusticeHistory and CultureInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsBlack Neighborhoods Will Bear Future Flood Burden
-Climate change, shifting populations, and infrastructure development in risky areas compound future flood loss risk.
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APGroundwater ContaminationInfrastructureNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsEvers lashes out at conservatives over PFAS standards
-Democratic Gov. Tony Evers lashed out at conservative members of the Department of Natural Resources policy board for refusing to set limits on PFAS in Wisconsin’s groundwater.
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AdvocacyChicagoDetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFeature LeadFlintGary WilsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesSubstantive change will require a ‘massive culture shift’ in federal, state and local agencies
-In this Q&A with Great Lakes Environmental Law Center executive director Nick Leonard, he pushes regulators to focus on the possible, talks about the role MDHHS can play in environmental health, and more.
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Key justice skeptical of removing holdover DNR board member
-The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s swing justice appeared skeptical Thursday about whether to remove a conservative Department of Natural Resources board member.
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APFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationInfrastructureNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan sues dam owner over sediment in Kalamazoo River
-The lawsuit, filed March 1 in Ingham County court, seeks compensation for damages and fines along with an order to restore the ecosystems of the river and Morrow Lake and clean up sediment deposits that in some places are 12 feet deep.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationDuluthIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectThe StatesMinnesota cities hope climate emergency resolutions add urgency to responses
-More than a dozen local governments in the state either have or are expected to pass climate emergency resolutions this month as part of an initiative by the Minnesota Cities Climate Caucus.
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Drinking WaterFeature HomepageGary WilsonLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesWater WithdrawalsQuestion of Diversion: Great Lakes governors group silent on future water threats
-Drought in the west, changing political dynamics could provide long-term challenges for the Great Lakes.
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BuffaloChicagoCollaborationCOVID-19DetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitFeature HomepageFeature-ChicagoGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIllinoisInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNew YorkNewsOntarioPennsylvaniaPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeQuebecThe ProvincesThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinWater Access: As moratoria on shutoffs end, old problems return to the forefront
-As moratoria expire across the Great Lakes region, advocates say ongoing affordability and debt relief are key.
