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CollaborationDrinking WaterFeature HomepageInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinStudents at Michigan State and Wisconsin win EPA funding for environmental health innovations
-Students from Michigan State University and the University of Wisconsin are among the winners of a contest for innovations in sustainability.
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Feature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsHow northern Michiganders can help people affected by hurricanes
-Organizations from northern Michigan have been sending people to assist with relief efforts on the ground. Here are some ways to help from home.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDrinking WaterFlintInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsA decade after Flint, feds require nationwide lead pipe removal
-A rule finalized Tuesday gives water providers across the country 10 years to get lead pipes out of their drinking water systems.
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BudgetFeature HomepageIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinMidwest States Struggle to Fund Dam Safety Projects, Even as Federal Aid Hits Historic Highs
-Many dams in the Midwest do not meet grant eligibility requirements, leaving safety officials and residents worried about how they’ll prevent future collapses as flood risks increase.
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Feature HomepageInfrastructureLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchTourismWater Quality and Restoration EffortsYou can’t stop the lake
-Pollution plays a role in preventing shoreline erosion for lakeside properties.
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Climate ChangeFeature HomepageHabitat RestorationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsElk Rapids wants to help its shoreline through new state Climate Corps program
-Michigan is working with communities and organizations to tackle climate change by funding new staff positions.
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Books, Authors, Art and MusicDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFeature LeadFlintGreat Lakes News CollaborativeHistory and CultureInfrastructureInterviewLatest NewsLeadNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Lakes Now sits down with director of Flint water crisis film “Lead and Copper”
-William Hart, director of a documentary about the Flint water crisis called “Lead and Copper,” joined Great Lakes Now’s Anna Sysling for a discussion about the film.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipChicagoCollaborationDrinking WaterIllinoisInfrastructureLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsChicago Suburbs, Running Out of Water, Will Tap Lake Michigan
-America’s groundwater is now running dry where water is abundant.
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CollaborationEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchTraverse City‘Solar grazing’ is a way for farmers and solar companies to use land. But there are challenges
-Some solar companies and farmers are trying to work together to use land in ways that will benefit everyone involved.
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ChicagoClimate ChangeCollaborationDetroitIllinoisInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganMilwaukeeNewsScience, Technology, ResearchWisconsinInundation and Injustice: Flooding presents a formidable threat to the Great Lakes region
-Throughout the Great Lakes region, archaic wastewater systems, crumbling infrastructure and segregated housing create a perfect storm of flooding vulnerability.
