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Posted inAP, Article, Drinking Water, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

DNR issues expansion permit for Kewaunee County factory farm

by The Associated Press March 31, 2022
Posted inAP, Article, Budget, Detroit, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Flint, Grand Rapids, Infrastructure, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Recreation and Tourism, Region, The States, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Michigan Legislature approves $4.8B infrastructure plan

by The Associated Press March 30, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Drinking Water, Featured, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, Natasha Blakely, News, Quiz, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Surf and Slide: The Great Lakes Now Episode Quiz

by Natasha Blakely March 30, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Drinking Water News Roundup: Best tasting water in the world in Ohio, nation’s worst waterways in Indiana

by Maya Sundaresan March 29, 2022
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

5 Reasons to Love (and Protect) Freshwater Mussels

by The Revelator March 24, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inEquity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Indiana PFAS property transfers, Lake Superior rainbow smelt advisory, new Ohio PFAS regulation bill

by Maya Sundaresan March 24, 2022
Posted inAdvocacy, Climate Change, Equity and Environmental Justice, Guest Article, History and Culture, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Science, Technology, Research, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Black Neighborhoods Will Bear Future Flood Burden

by Eos March 24, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAP, Article, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Lead, Flint, Groundwater Contamination, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Judge: Ex-governor must testify in Flint water civil trial

by The Associated Press March 24, 2022
Posted inAP, Article, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Science, Technology, Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Hydropower eyes bigger energy role, less environmental harm

by The Associated Press March 21, 2022
Posted inAP, Article, Budget, Forever Chemicals Featured, Infrastructure, News, PFAS, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

La Crosse officials to spend another $25K on bottled water

by The Associated Press March 21, 2022

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  • Wisconsin finally unlocks $125 million funding for PFAS cleanup
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    Michigan’s ambitious plan to replace 580,030 lead and galvanized lines is underway, yet many residents remain in the dark about their water safety. The Michigan Lead Service Line Tracker empowers communities to safeguard against lead exposure.
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    Changes in wetlands policy and reductions in funding mean flooding will worsen.

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