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Andrew ReevesBudgetDrinking WaterFeature HomepageInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe ProvincesTribal Governments and First NationsU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsOntario faces uneven investment in water infrastructure
-While much-needed money is being directed to aging drinking water infrastructure, stormwater and sewer systems have been neglected.
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Andrew ReevesBudgetDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageInfrastructureLake ErieLake OntarioLake St. ClairLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchThe ProvincesTorontoU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsEven in Canada, where water prices are low, aging infrastructure and rising costs are a problem
-Water, while still overall affordable in Canada compared to other countries, is growing more expensive as the cost of neglecting infrastructure for decades comes due.
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Drinking WaterFeature HomepageInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganMunicipalitiesNatasha BlakelyNewsPFASPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater's True CostFive fixes for Michigan’s drinking water woes
-The Great Lakes News Collaborative asked state and national experts how Michigan could break the cycle of underfunding and poor decision-making that has left water systems across Michigan in sorry shape.
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Algae BloomsDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFlintGary WilsonInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNew YorkNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinWater executive tells cities to “get creative” when it comes to replacing lead service lines
-Too often cities focus on why “they can’t tackle the problem,” says Water Environment Federation’s Lynn Broaddus, pointing to Lansing, Madison and Buffalo as cities that found a way.
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BudgetDrinking WaterIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater's True CostMichigan’s ‘Very Big Opportunity’ in Infrastructure Windfall
-More communities gain access to the largest federal infusion in a half century.
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BudgetDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater's True CostSome Michigan water systems are overbuilt, underfunded. Are mergers the answer?
-Customers get cheaper, cleaner water when communities share the cost of infrastructure. But Michigan’s experience shows how political conflicts and logistical challenges can complicate the math.
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AgricultureClimate ChangeCollaborationForests and PlantsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsOntarioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectResourceScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsThe report on Ontario’s natural resources the government didn’t want you to read
-The government held back a report on Ontario’s ecosystems. Even as it details how human activity is hurting wetlands and waterways, it focuses on the wealth generated by natural resources.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsStorms strain Ohio’s electric grid, and climate change could make it worse
-More than 900,000 Ohioans lost power last year from weather-related events. Climate change will likely bring more severe storms.
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APIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureNewsOhioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsNew Ohio law eases state regulation of some streams
-State regulation of streams that flow temporarily after rainfall will be restricted under legislation signed into law by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine.
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Commercial FishingFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchShipping and PortsU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsYears of regulation may have reduced invasive species risks in the Great Lakes, study says
-Researchers have found that ballast water regulation has been key in the fight against invasive species.
