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Judge: Flint must check water lines in newer neighborhoods
-Flint is in the homestretch of digging down to water lines at more than 20,000 properties and replacing them if necessary.
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Drinking Water News Roundup: Wisconsin wells contaminated by sewage, First Nations boil advisories, lead pipes
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Trump pushes mining with order, but effects are uncertain
-The Trump administration is seeking to fast-track mining projects and could offer grants and loans to help companies pay for equipment.
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Michigan governor releases $500 million water infrastructure plan
-The initiative, dubbed MI Clean Water, calls for creating a pot of money from which local governments could apply for grants or loans to improve their water treatment systems.
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In Perpetuity: Toxic Great Lakes sites will require attention for generations to come
-Capping has become a popular form of remediation for contaminated sites but requires decades-long monitoring.
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Across the U.S., millions of people are drinking unsafe water. How can we fix that?
-Aging infrastructure, legacy pollution and emerging contaminants are creating a growing urgency to pay attention to the quality of the water we drink.
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Message to 2020 Candidates: Focus on water quality in Great Lakes states
-A question on the minds of many in the Great Lakes region for the 2020 presidential election candidates: What is your water policy?
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Watch Party: Recoveries
-Great Lakes Now Program Director Sandra Svoboda chats with John Russick from the Chicago History Museum, and GLN Producers Kathy Johnson and Nick Austin. They answer some audience questions about the show.
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Trump administration finalizes coal plant pollution rollback
-The change allows utilities to use cheaper technologies and take longer to comply with pollution reduction guidelines.
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New global standards for mine waste won’t prevent dam failures, critics say
-The standards face criticism for failing to include enforcement mechanisms or penalties for companies falling short of requirements.