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Posted inAP, Article, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Flint, Groundwater Contamination, Lead, Michigan, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Michigan to pay $300K to only staffer fired over Flint water

by The Associated Press November 5, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Lead, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Michigan environmental leader admits flaws with Benton Harbor lead crisis

by Bridge Michigan November 5, 2021
Posted inAP, Article, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Lead, Groundwater Contamination, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

EPA orders Benton Harbor to fix water plant

by The Associated Press November 4, 2021
Posted inAP, Article, Detroit, Drinking Water, Groundwater Contamination, Lead, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Software to help inventory lead water lines in Detroit

by The Associated Press November 2, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Check this Michigan map for childhood lead levels in your community

by Bridge Michigan October 28, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Feature Lead, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Why are so many Michigan water systems finding lead? They’re looking harder

by Bridge Michigan October 28, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Flint, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, Natasha Blakely, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Seven Years On: The Flint water crisis has yet to conclude

by Natasha Blakely October 27, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Groundwater Contamination, Indiana, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Pennsylvania, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Drinking Water News Roundup: Minnesota’s salty water problem, aging infrastructure affects taste, Pennsylvania grants

by Maya Sundaresan October 27, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Lead, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Latest News, Lead, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

In Benton Harbor, residents’ complaints of lead-tainted water carry echoes

by Bridge Michigan October 11, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Lead, Featured, Flint, Gary Wilson, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Q&A: Doctor who exposed Flint’s lead levels sees similarities in Benton Harbor water crisis

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now October 11, 2021November 9, 2025

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