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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, PFAS, Policy, Politics, Region, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Water's True Cost, Who We Are and What We Do

Five fixes for Michigan’s drinking water woes

by Great Lakes Now, Michigan Radio, Bridge Michigan, and Circle of Blue May 16, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Policy, Politics, Region, The States, Water Quality

Report: Going off script, decisive action saved lives during 2020 dam disaster

by Bridge Michigan May 13, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inBudget, Events and Special Broadcasts, Industry, Latest News, News, Ohio, Policy, Politics, Region, The Catch, The States, Water Quality

A Great Lakes Authority?

by Great Lakes Now May 11, 2022
Posted inBudget, Drinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Protect, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Water's True Cost

Michigan’s ‘Very Big Opportunity’ in Infrastructure Windfall

by Circle of Blue May 11, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inBudget, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Policy, Politics, Region, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Water's True Cost

Some Michigan water systems are overbuilt, underfunded. Are mergers the answer?

by Bridge Michigan May 11, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Forever Chemicals Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Indiana, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, News, PFAS, Policy, Politics, Region, The States, Water Quality

Indiana Finance Authority COO Testifies at House Drinking Water Hearing

by Indiana Environmental Reporter May 10, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Water's True Cost

Short-changing Michigan local governments has resulted in deteriorating water systems and other services

by Michigan Public May 9, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Budget, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Pennsylvania, Policy, Politics, Protect, Region, The States, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Nonprofit report points to outdated Clean Water Act for the miles of polluted rivers across the U.S.

by Sharon Oosthoek May 6, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inBudget, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Policy, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The States, Water Quality

Who’s at fault for Midland dam failures? Pretty much everyone, report says

by Bridge Michigan May 5, 2022
Posted inAgriculture, Climate, Forests and Plants, Industry, News, Ontario, Policy, Politics, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

The report on Ontario’s natural resources the government didn’t want you to read

by The Narwhal May 5, 2022November 9, 2025

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