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Drinking 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 EffortsWisconsin
Water 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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Michigan’s ‘Very Big Opportunity’ in Infrastructure Windfall
-More communities gain access to the largest federal infusion in a half century.
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Some 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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The 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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Storms 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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FRESH: Biden Strengthens Environmental Reviews for Large Infrastructure Projects
-Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today.
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New 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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Years 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.
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Mapping the Great Lakes: Where to find your sugar maples
-Tapping maple trees for their syrup has been a Great Lakes region tradition for a long time – Indigenous groups on both sides of the lakes have been sugaring maple trees for thousands of years.