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AuthorsFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIllinoisMichiganMinnesotaNewsPFASPFAS News RoundupScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: All fish tested from Michigan rivers contain ‘forever chemicals’, study finds
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
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Drinking WaterFeature HomepageForever Chemicals FeaturedLatest NewsNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsEPA to limit toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
-The Environmental Protection Agency proposed the first federal limits on harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water.
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AuthorsDetroitDetroit RiverFeature DetroitFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeHabitat RestorationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsProtectRegionResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Lakes Moment: The event that saved Humbug Marsh
-Humbug Marsh is an internationally important wetland because of its ecological impact on the Detroit River corridor and the Great Lakes Basin.
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AdvocacyDetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitFeature HomepageInfrastructureMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDetroiters can get another 1,125 gallons of water under discount program
-Detroit water rates have gone up 407% over the last 20 years, and 120% in just the last 10 years.
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CollaborationDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature LeadFlintGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsU.S. Judge: Flint has 5 months to finish long-overdue lead pipe replacement
-The $97 million project was supposed to be done by 2020. Officials blame the pandemic, supply shortages and unreliable contractors for the delay.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageForever Chemicals FeaturedLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioPFASPFAS News RoundupPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
PFAS News Roundup: Millions in federal grants to address PFAS cleanup in Wisconsin communities
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeGroundwater ContaminationLake OntarioLatest NewsNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience Says WhatScience, Technology, ResearchSharon OosthoekTorontoWater Quality and Restoration EffortsScience Says What? Microplastic pollution — how worried should we be?
-Scientists have found these tiny bits of plastic all over the world — even in mosquitoes’ bellies.
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AdvocacyAuthorsDetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitFeature HomepageGary WilsonGreat Lakes News CollaborativeGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsHope springs eternal for Michigan legislator who champions drinking water equity
-Senator Stephanie Chang began her campaign to end water shutoffs in 2015. She’s hopeful for legislative action in 2023.
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CollaborationDrinking WaterFeature HomepageForever Chemicals FeaturedGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsPFASRefreshWater Quality and Restoration EffortsOngoing battle to keep toxic chemicals at bay
-Outdated laws leave communities struggling to ward off contaminants before they foul drinking supplies.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageForever Chemicals FeaturedMichiganNewsPennsylvaniaPFASPFAS News RoundupWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
PFAS News Roundup: Plastic manufacturer to clean up contaminants under settlement, EPA unveils new PFAS tools
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
