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APDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFlintLeadMichiganPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeMichigan to pay $300K to only staffer fired over Flint water
-The deal with Liane Shekter Smith, who was head of the state’s drinking water division, came weeks after an arbitrator said she was wrongly fired in 2016 by officials who were likely looking for a “public scapegoat.”
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Drinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature LeadGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsLeadMichiganPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeMichigan environmental leader admits flaws with Benton Harbor lead crisis
-Michigan regulators on Wednesday admitted that poor communications by the state may have kept some Benton Harbor residents from being aware of the scope of the lead problem within the municipal water system.
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Fish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeHabitat RestorationLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreational Hunting and FishingWater Quality and Restoration EffortsClimate Change Grips Trout Streams Across the Nation: How Anglers Are Responding
-Across the country, anglers have watched as droughts, floods, and high temperatures batter the rivers they depend on. Now, they’re calling for swift action.
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NY says no to voting reforms, yes to environmental right
-The environmental measure was one of five statewide ballot questions before New York voters Tuesday.
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APDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature LeadLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeEPA orders Benton Harbor to fix water plant
-A Michigan city that is urging residents not to drink tap water failed to timely warn people about high levels of lead and must make improvements at the water plant, federal regulators said Tuesday after an inspection revealed a variety of problems.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsLorraine BoissoneaultMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchGenetic Mystery: The all-female salamanders of the Great Lakes
-This genus of salamanders have an ancient lineage and a strange reproduction strategy, and scientists are only now beginning to understand them.
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Climate ChangeGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyUM researchers think tech could help cities better manage stormwater
-Associate Professor Branko Kerkez at the the university’s Civil and Environmental Engineering school says by using monitors and gate valves connected by the internet, systems can adjust to store water where there’s capacity so it doesn’t rush into areas already overwhelmed by stormwater.
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Feature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsState of Michigan to avoid buying products containing PFAS
-The group of about 4,000 toxic chemicals is used widely in a variety of products and manufacturing. Some rivers and drinking water sources in Michigan have been contaminated by PFAS.
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APFish, Birds and AnimalsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreational Hunting and FishingSenators urge emergency protections for wolves in US West
-Twenty-one U.S. senators led by New Jersey’s Cory Booker and Michigan’s Gary Peters asked Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to shield wolves from being killed for 240 days while permanent protections are considered.
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Software to help inventory lead water lines in Detroit
-Data crunched with software from technology startup BlueConduit will hopefully provide a report of the probable locations and number of lead lines, the water department said.
