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Bottled Water Wars: Legal setback for Nestle, Michigan legislators move to restrict shipments out of Great Lakes watershed
-As Nestle continues to fight to increase its Michigan water withdrawals in court, three bills were introduced that would increase state control over its water resources.
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Following Flint: Former EPA head to lead advocacy group that challenged agency’s role in Flint
-Former EPA administrator Gina McCarthy assumes her position at NRDC on January 6, 2020. McCarthy led the EPA from 2013 – 2017.
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Court rejects Nestle plan for bottled water pump building
-The Michigan Court of Appeals sided against a Nestle water bottling company Tuesday in a dispute over a pumping facility needed for a significant expansion of its operation.
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Fighting invasive species on one island led to plan for all
-Michigan researchers recently created a series of steps to show people how to rid Great Lakes islands of plants and animals that invade their ecosystems.
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Dow agrees to $77M environmental settlement in Michigan
-Dow Chemical Co. has agreed to fund environmental restoration projects worth an estimated $77 million to compensate for decades of pollution by its plant in Midland, Michigan, officials said Friday.
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Powerful storms hit Great Lakes coastline communities, knocking down power lines
-Utilities are trying to restore power as winds buffet the region and waves pound the Lake Michigan and Lake Superior coasts. The storms also are causing widespread lakeside erosion, putting properties at risk.
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PBS NewsHour – Healing Flint
-In Flint, residents are starting or expanding food and nutrition programs to mitigate the health impacts that come with drinking lead-contaminated water.
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PBS NewsHour – Troubled Water
-Since 2014, Flint, Michigan, has been synonymous with tainted water. Five years on, not all of the city’s residents have access to safe water. Some wait for hours in line to obtain bottled water…
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Beyond Flint: Environmental justice water woes impact many other urban communities study says
-A study released by three nonprofit organizations found that rural communities with high populations of people of color are most impacted by water quality issues.
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History buff finds ships that sank in 1878 in Lake Michigan
-A diver and maritime history buff has found two schooners that collided and sank into the cold depths of northern Lake Michigan more than 140 years ago.
