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Posted inAP, Article, Drinking Water, Groundwater Contamination, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

New lead testing method could reveal higher levels in water

by The Associated Press November 30, 2021
Posted inDetroit River, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

First phase of cleanup at former steel mill site complete. Now what?

by Michigan Public November 26, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Panel advising Michigan agencies on how to reduce lead levels in drinking water holds first meeting

by Michigan Public November 23, 2021
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Don’t worry, that stuff that turned a Clinton Twp. creek bright green was non-toxic

by Michigan Public November 22, 2021
Posted inAP, Article, Budget, Drinking Water, Groundwater Contamination, Infrastructure, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Whitmer proposes $300M in water funding for communities

by The Associated Press November 19, 2021
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Sturgeon Restoration: Drawing in the public with a festival

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now November 19, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Algae blooms threaten Illinois, Wisconsin DNR cuts runoff regulations

by Maya Sundaresan November 19, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, Natasha Blakely, New York, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Minnesota requiring businesses to monitor, PFAS impact on COVID vaccine, new New York standards

by Natasha Blakely November 18, 2021
Posted inAP, Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Infrastructure, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Tribes welcome infusion of money in infrastructure bill

by The Associated Press November 18, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Agriculture, Authors, Buffalo, Cleveland, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Lake Erie, Latest News, Natasha Blakely, New York, News, Ohio, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Erie Hack Finals: Is Lake Erie’s most pressing water problem toxins, agriculture or infrastructure design?

by Natasha Blakely November 17, 2021November 9, 2025

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