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Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Politics, Protect, Region, Water Quality

Anger, uncertainty and a race for answers in Huron River chromium spill

by Bridge Michigan August 4, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: “Forever chemicals” in drinking water, common PFAS questions answered

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now July 29, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, The States, Water Quality

EPA Warns of Health Problems When PFAS Levels in Drinking Water Are Inconceivably Tiny

by Circle of Blue July 19, 2022
Posted inAdvocacy, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Policy, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Research and policy aiming to help eradicate “forever chemicals”

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now July 19, 2022
Posted inAdvocacy, Drinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Politics, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

MI environmental group calls EPA’s PFAS advisory a “wake-up call” for industries

by Michigan Public June 17, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Latest News, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: EPA sets new standards, orders firefighting foam makers to test products

by Natasha Blakely June 17, 2022
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Ontario, PFAS, Policy, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Wisconsin

FRESH: Research Highlights Gaps in Federal Air Pollution Data

by Circle of Blue June 16, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Infrastructure, Latest News, Municipalities, News, PFAS, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The States, Water Quality

IDEM Testing Confirms “Forever Chemicals” in Some Public Water Systems

by Indiana Environmental Reporter May 27, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: New York bill bans PFAS in clothes, Ohio city files lawsuit, Wisconsin struggles to set standards

by Tynnetta Harris, Great Lakes Now May 26, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, PFAS, Policy, Politics, Region, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Water's True Cost, Who We Are and What We Do

Five fixes for Michigan’s drinking water woes

by Great Lakes Now, Michigan Radio, Bridge Michigan, and Circle of Blue May 16, 2022November 9, 2025

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    Events were canceled and people were urged to stay indoors amid warnings of health risks from the plume drifting down from Minnesota and Canada.
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    Gas turbines and an old coal plant are expected to consume nearly 7 billion gallons of water annually in service of a new Amazon data center.

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