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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, COP26, COVID-19, Drinking Water, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Biden’s First Year: An infrastructure win, but climate and justice plans struggle

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now January 31, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Infrastructure, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

Searching for help. Where can homeowners get money to fix failing septic systems?

by Michigan Public January 20, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Forever Chemicals Featured, Illinois, Indigenous Communities, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, PFAS News Roundup, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: PFAS in Lake Superior fish, two Michigan locations could land on Superfund list

by Natasha Blakely January 14, 2022
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Indiana, Latest News, News, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Politics, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Toxic algae blooms in Indiana, First Nations $8B settlement, Wisconsin lead pipe replacement funding

by Maya Sundaresan January 14, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Combined Effort: Sierra Club to award Great Lakes News Collaborative

by Natasha Blakely January 11, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Flint, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Flint water crisis settlement claims process begins this week

by Michigan Public January 10, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Indiana, Latest News, News, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: PFAS can move from water to air, DoD efforts to clean up PFAS skewered

by Natasha Blakely December 23, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Should Benton Harbor residents have to pay for water they can’t drink?

by Michigan Public December 22, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

High costs, few customers: Benton Harbor water woes loom for Michigan cities

by Bridge Michigan December 20, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inCulture, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Indigenous Communities, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, PFAS, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Drinking Water News Roundup: Infrastructure funding in Minnesota, Wisconsin, false confidence in Michigan water

by Maya Sundaresan December 8, 2021

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  • Line 5 tunnel in Michigan clears major permitting hurdle, in blow to opposition
    Despite "adverse" impacts on ecological and tribal resources, state regulators said it's better than an oil spill in the Great Lakes.
  • Air quality alerts issued for northern Michigan as wildfire smoke blankets region
    Events were canceled and people were urged to stay indoors amid warnings of health risks from the plume drifting down from Minnesota and Canada.
  • The AI Boom Is Prolonging Indiana’s Fossil Fuel Era, With Hidden Costs for Water
    Gas turbines and an old coal plant are expected to consume nearly 7 billion gallons of water annually in service of a new Amazon data center.

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