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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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BudgetChicagoDrinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupFeature HomepageFeature-ChicagoGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisIndianaIndigenous CommunitiesInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioOntarioTorontoWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinDrinking 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.
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APDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature LeadInfrastructureLeadMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan sending water, filters to Benton Harbor due to lead
-Michigan EGLE will provide bottled water and go door-to-door to ensure proper installation of faucet filters, according to a spokesperson.
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BudgetDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsTaylor HaeltermanWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
Community Assistance: Report finds disparities in drinking water fund distribution
-Drinking water systems in small and more diverse communities nationwide are less likely to receive state funding through the EPA’s Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, according to a recent report.
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Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesForever Chemicals FeaturedIllinoisInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaPFASRachel DuckettWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDrinking Water Roundup: Line 3 opposition persists during Minnesota drought, $15M in Michigan drinking water grants, lead pipes in Illinois and Ohio
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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ChicagoDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFeature-ChicagoFlintGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIllinoisInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsSome Chicagoans Wary of Lead Pipe Replacement
-The response to Chicago’s lead pipe replacement project is a story playing out in neighborhoods across the country. Government public interest initiatives, even with the best of intentions and resources, are being curtailed by mistrust.
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‘Some crumbs’: Critics urge rejection of $641M Flint deal
-A federal judge listened Tuesday to Flint residents who were victims of the city’s lead-contaminated water, a step in determining whether she should sign off on a $641 million deal that would settle claims against the state of Michigan.
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BudgetChicagoDrinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFeature-ChicagoIllinoisInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNew YorkOhioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRachel DuckettWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Drinking Water Roundup: Biden administration invests millions in rural water, treatment plant uses ultraviolet, lead pipe removal in Flint
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Dispute over Flint bone scan device heats up in water cases
-The bone scan device has been a source of controversy in a $641 million settlement with people who were exposed to lead-contaminated water in Flint.
