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Posted inClimate Change, Detroit, Feature Detroit, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Detroit Flooding Previews Risks from a Warming Climate

by Circle of Blue July 1, 2021
Posted inBudget, Drinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Detroit-area floods mean sewage backups. Fed dollars won’t fix issue soon.

by Bridge Michigan June 29, 2021
Posted inChicago, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature-Chicago, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Illinois, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

In Chicago, Flooding Overwhelmingly Strikes Communities of Color

by Circle of Blue June 29, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inBudget, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Should taxpayers foot the bill for restoring the Midland dams?

by Bridge Michigan June 18, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAgriculture, Climate Change, Detroit, Drinking Water, Feature Detroit, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Michigan’s climate-ready future: wetland parks, less cement, roomy shores

by Bridge Michigan June 10, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inBudget, Drinking Water, Feature Milwaukee, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Latest News, Milwaukee, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Congress’s Stealth Water Infrastructure Deal

by Circle of Blue May 21, 2021
Posted inAP, Article, Budget, Featured, Infrastructure, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Michigan lawmakers propose $500M to repair dams after breach

by The Associated Press May 20, 2021
Posted inClimate Change, Detroit, Feature Detroit, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Indiana, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Green Infrastructure: Cities around the Great Lakes plan for a changing future

by Andrew Blok May 18, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Detroit, Feature Detroit, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Flooding Tells ‘Two Different Stories’ In Michigan

by Circle of Blue April 27, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Indiana, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: What does the American Jobs Plan mean for various Great Lakes states?

by Grace Dempsey April 26, 2021

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    Changes in wetlands policy and reductions in funding mean flooding will worsen.
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