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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.
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Jury 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.
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Court 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.
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Mapping 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.
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Michigan 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.
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Climate-driven flooding poses well water contamination risks
-While many private wells provide safe water, the absence of regulation and treatment afforded by larger municipal systems may expose some users to health risks, from bacteria and viruses to chemicals and lead.
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Citizens Energy launches lead service line replacement program
-The company said it received an order granting it permission to launch a five-year, $22.7 million effort to replace customer-owned lead service lines at about 2,500 homes.
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Drinking Water News Roundup: $3M invested in Illinois water system, coal ash rule means safer water in Indiana
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with drinking water in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Water executive tells cities to “get creative” when it comes to replacing lead service lines
-Too often cities focus on why “they can’t tackle the problem,” says Water Environment Federation’s Lynn Broaddus, pointing to Lansing, Madison and Buffalo as cities that found a way.