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Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Milwaukee, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Wisconsin communities receive $273M for drinking water projects

by Wisconsin Public Radio November 4, 2024
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Minnesota, New York, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

2024 Election: State and Local Voters Consider Tax Increases for Water Protection

by Circle of Blue October 28, 2024
Posted inDrinking Water, Flint, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

A decade after Flint, feds require nationwide lead pipe removal

by Bridge Michigan October 8, 2024
Posted inChicago, Climate Change, Drinking Water, Featured, Illinois, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Joliet, Illinois, Plans to Source Its Future Drinking Water From Lake Michigan. Will Other Cities Follow?

by Inside Climate News October 1, 2024
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Groundwater: Who’s in charge?

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now September 25, 2024
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Retirements by water and wastewater plant operators are leading to workforce shortages

by Michigan Public September 23, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAdvocacy, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Latest News, News, PFAS, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear case with broad implications for PFAS cleanup

by Wisconsin Public Radio September 17, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAgriculture, Drinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

U.S. Movement to Limit CAFO Pollution Emboldened by Michigan Court Ruling

by Circle of Blue August 27, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Drinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Lake Erie, Lake Erie-EPA, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Region, The Checkup, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Toxic blooms on Lake Erie still a problem 10 years after Toledo issued a ‘do not drink’ order

by Michigan Public August 14, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Latest News, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Former state toxicologist says nitrate drinking water standards are too lax

by Wisconsin Examiner July 30, 2024

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