-
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature LeadFlintIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsU.S. Judge: Flint has 5 months to finish long-overdue lead pipe replacement
-The $97 million project was supposed to be done by 2020. Officials blame the pandemic, supply shortages and unreliable contractors for the delay.
00 -
Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupIllinoisIndianaInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNew YorkNewsOhioPennsylvaniaResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinDrinking Water News Roundup: Illinois EPA invests over $70M in drinking water projects, students receive funding for Ohio water quality research
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with drinking water in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
-
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupIndianaInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNew YorkNewsOhioPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Drinking Water News Roundup: New water infrastructure funding, projects, programs
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with drinking water in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
-
APDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature LeadFlintInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsSome cities could be left behind on lead pipe replacements
-In many cities, no one knows where the lead pipes lie underground.
-
APDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFeature LeadFlintLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsJury can’t reach verdict in engineers’ Flint water trial
-A judge declared a mistrial after jurors said they couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict in a dispute over whether two engineering firms should bear some responsibility for Flint’s lead-contaminated water.
-
Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupFeature HomepageIllinoisIndianaInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaPFASWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
Drinking Water News Roundup: Lead levels increase in Flint water, businesses sued over water contamination concerns
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with drinking water in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
-
APDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature LeadFlintLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsJury gets Flint water case about liability for engineers
-Jurors heard closing arguments in the only trial to arise thus far from the Flint water crisis, a dispute over whether two engineering firms should be held partially responsible for the city’s lead contamination in 2014-15.
-
APDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFeature LeadFlintLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsCourt kills Flint water charges against ex-governor, others
-The Michigan Supreme Court threw out charges against former Gov. Rick Snyder and others in the Flint water scandal.
-
Alex HillDetroitEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageIndianaInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNew YorkNewsOhioPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinMapping the Great Lakes: How old are our cities?
-Aging housing is prevalent all around the region, but in some cities the old infrastructure lingers more than in others.
-
AdvocacyClimate ChangeDetroitEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan Gov. Whitmer’s plan needs to move from aspiration to action, says Detroit climate advocate
-A priority shift is needed on federal and state levels to achieve climate goals, Michelle Martinez told Great Lakes Now.
