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AuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDrinking WaterFeature HomepageGary WilsonGreat Lakes News CollaborativeGroundwater ContaminationLatest NewsNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGroundwater: Who’s in charge?
-As groundwater resources are increasingly under threat in the U.S. — including the Great Lakes region — regulation, oversight and planning for the long-term are diffused and often lacking.
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APEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFlintGroundwater ContaminationLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsChildren of Flint water crisis make change as young environmental and health activists
-Dozens of the children of Flint, Michigan’s lead-contaminated water crisis have turned their trauma into advocacy 10 years after it began.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipEquity and Environmental JusticeFlintLatest NewsLeadNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsJudge holds Flint in contempt for continued lead pipe replacement delays
-The city was supposed to finish replacing all lead service lines in Flint by 2020. The work still isn’t done. The ruling includes no financial penalties.
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APFeature HomepageLatest NewsLeadNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsHarris announces $5.8 billion for water infrastructure projects, says clean water is a right
-The Biden administration announced that states will share $5.8 billion in federal funds for water infrastructure projects around the country.
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Books, Authors, Art and MusicDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFeature LeadFlintGreat Lakes News CollaborativeHistory and CultureInfrastructureInterviewLatest NewsLeadNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Lakes Now sits down with director of Flint water crisis film “Lead and Copper”
-William Hart, director of a documentary about the Flint water crisis called “Lead and Copper,” joined Great Lakes Now’s Anna Sysling for a discussion about the film.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDrinking WaterGroundwater ContaminationLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGovernment watchdog: EPA slow to raise alarm in Benton Harbor water crisis
-Government auditors say EPA officials failed to follow a new “elevation policy” that’s meant to generate a stronger response to the most urgent environmental and public health threats.
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AgricultureCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationGroundwater ContaminationIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsMinnesota Tribe Sets Enforceable Rules To Safeguard Wild Rice and Water Supply
-Ineffective voluntary pollution prevention practices are set aside for mandatory regulation.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationGroundwater ContaminationLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsPentagon to address PFAS at Wurtsmith base near Oscoda
-Military officials announced they will install groundwater treatment systems around the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base to clean up chemical compounds linked to serious health issues.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDrinking WaterFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeGroundwater ContaminationHistory and CultureIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPFASPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRecreation and TourismRefreshThe ProvincesThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsAmendment to Clean Water Act improves Great Lakes through critical observation, collaboration
-The Great Lakes region has seen significant improvement since the river fires of 1969, bringing people back the waters they know and love.
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AuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipFeature HomepageGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganNew YorkNewsOntarioPFASPFAS News RoundupRefreshWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: Technology to eliminate ‘forever chemicals’ showing positive results
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
