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AdvocacyClimate ChangeDetroitEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
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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Pressure growing to remove PFAS from fast food wrappers
-In the U.S., only California sets a limit of 100 parts per million of total fluorine in food packaging.
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APDrinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPFASWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
Marshfield, Adams shut down wells due to PFAS pollution
-Marshfield and Adams have joined the list of Wisconsin cities that have shut down municipal wells due to PFAS contamination.
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BudgetCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWaterfront Development
EPA: Two toxic hot spots in Michigan will take longer to clean up than many others in Great Lakes states
-The pace of repairing the damage in the most toxic hot spots of the region is going to speed up dramatically.
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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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Drinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFlintGary WilsonInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNew YorkNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
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.