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Posted inCOVID-19, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Equity and Environmental Justice, Groundwater Contamination, History and Culture, Illinois, Indiana, Indigenous Communities, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Drinking Water News Roundup: Illinois COVID-19 shutoff protections, Ontario First Nation evacuation

by Grace Dempsey October 23, 2020
Posted inCOVID-19, Detroit, Drinking Water, Feature Detroit, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Another Casualty of COVID: Testing declines for lead poisoning in Michigan

by Bridge Michigan October 22, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Age of Nature, Authors, Events and Special Broadcasts, Great Lakes Now Watch Parties, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, PBS, Sandra Svoboda, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Damming Decisions: Watch party for Great Lakes Now and The Age of Nature

by Sandra Svoboda October 21, 2020
Posted inAP, Article, Fatbergs, Infrastructure, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Wipes flushed in toilets cause big waste spill in Michigan small town

by The Associated Press October 19, 2020
Posted inDrinking Water, Flint, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Illinois, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Ontario, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Legionella and other dangerous pathogens still lurk in U.S. drinking water

by Ensia October 19, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Age of Nature, Authors, Fish, Birds and Animals, Guest Article, Habitat Restoration, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Lorraine Boissoneault, New York, News, PBS, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

When a Dam Comes Down: Removal of dams allows fish passage and habitat restoration

by GLN Editor October 15, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inCOVID-19, Detroit, Drinking Water, Feature Detroit, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Michigan Allocates $20 Million to Relieve Customer Water Debts

by Circle of Blue October 15, 2020
Posted inAP, Article, Drinking Water, Flint, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Judge: Flint must check water lines in newer neighborhoods

by The Associated Press October 14, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Gary Wilson, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Quebec, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Banned: Canada takes next step toward zero plastic waste by 2030

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now October 14, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inDetroit, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

EGLE fines company $60,000 over 2019 Detroit dock collapse

by Michigan Public October 14, 2020

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