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Posted inAP, Article, Budget, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Groundwater Contamination, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Recreation and Tourism, Region, The States, Tourism, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Michigan Gov. Whitmer signs over $4.7B for infrastructure

by The Associated Press March 31, 2022
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DNR issues expansion permit for Kewaunee County factory farm

by The Associated Press March 31, 2022
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Michigan Legislature approves $4.8B infrastructure plan

by The Associated Press March 30, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Drinking Water, Featured, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, Natasha Blakely, News, Quiz, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Surf and Slide: The Great Lakes Now Episode Quiz

by Natasha Blakely March 30, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Drinking Water News Roundup: Best tasting water in the world in Ohio, nation’s worst waterways in Indiana

by Maya Sundaresan March 29, 2022
Posted inAP, Article, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Lead, Flint, Groundwater Contamination, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Judge: Ex-governor must testify in Flint water civil trial

by The Associated Press March 24, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Authors, Chicago, Detroit, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Lead, Featured, Flint, Gary Wilson, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, The States, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Substantive change will require a ‘massive culture shift’ in federal, state and local agencies

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now March 18, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Indiana, Latest News, Lead, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Indiana University study links lead exposure to juvenile delinquency

by Indiana Environmental Reporter March 16, 2022
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Drinking Water News Roundup: Illinois Well Inspections, New York Water Funding

by Natasha Blakely March 15, 2022
Posted inAP, Article, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Flint, Infrastructure, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Flint water main breaks prompt water conservation request

by The Associated Press March 15, 2022

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