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APDrinking WaterFeature LeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan city declares emergency over lead; governor visits
-Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said she visited Benton Harbor on Tuesday to listen to residents who have been urged to use bottled water because of elevated levels of lead in their tap water.
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Arbitrator: Official wrongly fired in Flint water scandal
-The only Michigan official fired in the Flint water catastrophe likely was a “public scapegoat” who lost her job because of politics, an arbitrator said in ordering $191,880 in back pay and other compensation.
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APDrinking WaterFeature HomepageForever Chemicals FeaturedNewsPFASPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeEPA unveils strategy to regulate toxic ‘forever chemicals’
-The plan is intended to restrict PFAS from being released into the environment, accelerate cleanup of PFAS-contaminated sites such as military bases and increase investments in research to learn more about where PFAS are found and how their spread can be prevented.
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Drinking Water News Roundup: Second US Steel spill, new water purification method, Pennsylvania water treatment plant flood
-From lead pipes to PFAS, drinking water contamination is a major issue plaguing cities and towns all around the Great Lakes. Cleaning up contaminants and providing safe water to everyone is an ongoing public health struggle. Keep up with drinking water-related developments in the Great Lakes area.
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Drinking WaterFeature HomepageForever Chemicals FeaturedIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNatasha BlakelyNew YorkNewsOhioPennsylvaniaPFASPFAS News RoundupPolicyWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: Michigan works on transparency, 3M could cost the Minnesota public billions, study recruitment in Michigan
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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CollaborationDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeGroundwater ContaminationLatest NewsNewsPFASWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin‘Something has to be done’: Living along Madison’s Starkweather Creek, one of Wisconsin’s most polluted waterways.
-In 2019, Wisconsin’s Starkweather Creek contained higher levels of PFOA and PFOS — two more scrutinized types of PFAS — than any other waters the Department of Natural Resources tested that year. At the creek’s Fair Oaks Avenue crossing, the DNR detected levels of PFOS at 270 parts per trillion and PFOA at 43 ppt.
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Drinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature LeadGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsLeadNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsIn Benton Harbor, residents’ complaints of lead-tainted water carry echoes
-Dangerously high lead levels have appeared in water tests in this low-income, majority Black community since 2018. Residents and activists say they fear the problem dates back longer, with Flint’s crisis as a backdrop.
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Drinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFeature LeadFlintGary WilsonLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsQ&A: Doctor who exposed Flint’s lead levels sees similarities in Benton Harbor water crisis
-Great Lakes Now talked to Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha about lead, Flint and Benton Harbor.
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City in Michigan urged to use bottled water due to lead risk
-Michigan on Wednesday urged residents of Benton Harbor to use only bottled water for cooking and drinking, a major shift in response to the city’s elevated levels of lead.
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Drinking Water News Roundup: US Steel spill, lead pipes, First Nations boil water advisories, Ohio wetlands
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
