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Posted inDrinking Water, Latest News, News, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Former state toxicologist says nitrate drinking water standards are too lax

by Wisconsin Examiner July 30, 2024
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Detroit, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Gary Wilson, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Detroit legislator takes the long view on Michigan’s water affordability struggles

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now July 22, 2024
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Flint, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality

Michigan Bottlers Still Get Free Water, Despite Governor’s Tough Talk

by ProPublica June 6, 2024
Posted inBooks, Authors, Art and Music, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Lead, Featured, Flint, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, History and Culture, Infrastructure, Interview, Latest News, Lead, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Water Quality

Great Lakes Now sits down with director of Flint water crisis film “Lead and Copper”

by Great Lakes Now December 22, 2023
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Water Quality

PFAS experts gather to address growing chemical crisis

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now December 19, 2023
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

Michigan toddlers to receive universal lead testing under new legislation

by Planet Detroit September 22, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Featured, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Impact of PFAS on farming, proposed cuts to the EPA

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now September 12, 2023
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

Government watchdog: EPA slow to raise alarm in Benton Harbor water crisis

by Bridge Michigan September 8, 2023
Posted inChicago, Drinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Illinois, Infrastructure, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Region, Water Quality

Chicago Suburbs, Running Out of Water, Will Tap Lake Michigan

by Circle of Blue September 6, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Featured, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: PFAS likely present in all major water supplies, Court rules against restrictions on PFAS in Michigan

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now August 29, 2023

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Latest News

  • Enbridge to Pay $275K Settlement for 2019 Wisconsin Spill After DOJ Action
    The Wisconsin Department of Justice announced a $275,000 settlement Thursday with energy firm Enbridge for alleged violations of the state’s spills law over a 2019 spill in Jefferson County.
  • Scientists have a new tool in the fight against toxic algal blooms: buoys
    University of Toledo researchers have developed a system of buoys that slowly release algaecide into the surrounding water.
  • In a Years-Long Fight, the Illinois Environmental Justice Movement Gets a Win
    A bill, newly passed by legislators, will expand the state’s capacity to enforce limits on health-harming emissions in overburdened communities.

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