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AdvocacyAPArticleBudgetDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeForever Chemicals FeaturedGroundwater ContaminationNewsPFASPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWater Quality and Restoration EffortsConcerns grow over PFAS-tainted sewage sludge spread on croplands
-For decades, sewage sludge from thousands of wastewater treatment plants has been used nationwide as cropland fertilizer. But while the sludge offers farmers a cheap source of fertilizer, there long have been concerns about contaminants in the material — and attention of late has turned to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS.
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Drinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeForever Chemicals FeaturedGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMLiveNewsPartner ContentPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsOscoda residents say ‘enough’ after 9 years of PFAS with no cleanup plan
-Representatives from a number of Michigan communities—Oscoda, Flint, Detroit and Belmont among them—gathered on Wednesday to call on the U.S. Air Force for action on PFAS cleanup.
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AdvocacyDrinking WaterEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeForever Chemicals FeaturedGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMunicipalitiesNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWaterfront DevelopmentWest Michigan residents fear coal ash contaminating drinking water wells
-State environmental officials are reviewing claims by multiple West Michigan residents that a coal ash storage site near Lake Michigan is contaminating drinking water wells.
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APClimate ChangeDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeForever Chemicals FeaturedGreat Lakes CommissionGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPFASPolicyProtectResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinWisconsin Gov. Evers issues order to curb PFAS contamination
-Under an executive order from Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, the Wisconsin DNR and Departments of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection have to create a website on the chemicals known as PFAS, collaborate with municipalities and wastewater treatment plants to identify PFAS sources and consider PFAS when developing fish and wildlife consumption advisories.
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AdvocacyAgricultureAlgae BloomsEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeForever Chemicals FeaturedGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPFASPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectShipping and PortsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsPark Service reopens Indiana beaches after cyanide spill
-The National Park Service says three consecutive days of tests have been positive, including two days with no detection of cyanide.
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AdvocacyAgricultureAlgae BloomsAuthorsEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeHabitat RestorationNewsPFASPolicyProtectSharon OosthoekThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsBat Bacteria: Unusual treatment offers hope to Great Lakes bats suffering from deadly fungal disease
-Great Lakes bats have taken a big hit over the past decade, with some species reduced by as much as 90 percent. The cause? A wasting disease called white-nose syndrome.
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Ban on a Ban on Bans: Legislation introduced to overturn a previous ban on plastic bag bans
-Michigan, after legislation banning the ban of plastic bags was introduced in 2016, is now looking at new legislation that will undo that.
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AuthorsClimate ChangeDrinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNatasha BlakelyNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchPFAS Update: New drinking water standards, legislation to ban PFAS firefighting foam and exposure assessments are all in development
-U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin organized a public forum on PFAS to update the community on what’s in progress to address contamination.
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AuthorsDetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFlintInfrastructureMichiganNatasha BlakelyNewsPFASPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRegionResourceWater Quality and Restoration EffortsIJNR Snapshots: The human and environmental costs of emergency management in Detroit and Flint
-When residents in Detroit and Flint started to suffer consequences from choices made under emergency management, their attempts to address those concerns were often ignored. GLN News Director Natasha Blakely learned more while on a fellowship with the Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources. Read her reports.
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