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Posted inCOVID-19, Drinking Water, Feature Detroit, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

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

by Bridge Michigan October 22, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inCulture, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Groundwater Contamination, Indiana, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Lead, News, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Wisconsin wells contaminated by sewage, First Nations boil advisories, lead pipes

by Grace Dempsey October 12, 2020
Posted inAgriculture, Algae Blooms, Drinking Water, Flint, Forever Chemicals Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Industry, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region, Water Quality

Across the U.S., millions of people are drinking unsafe water. How can we fix that?

by Ensia September 15, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inCulture, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Groundwater Contamination, Indigenous Communities, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Drilling fluid contamination, mining pollution concerns, tribal community grants

by Emily Simroth August 12, 2020
Posted inCOVID-19, Drinking Water, Groundwater Contamination, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, News, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Milwaukee significantly behind in project to replace 1,100 lead pipes by end of year

by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service August 12, 2020
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Groundwater Contamination, Indiana, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Drinking Water News Roundup: lead in Pittsburgh, NY stream protection bill

by Emily Simroth July 31, 2020
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Groundwater Contamination, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Region, Water Quality

Drinking Water News Roundup: Pennsylvania fracking oversight, lead plumbing standard, EPA water infrastructure grants

by Emily Simroth July 2, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Fish, Birds and Animals, Flint, Forever Chemicals Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Industry, Lake St. Clair, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Ontario, PFAS, Region, Science, Technology & Research, St. Clair River, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Roller Coaster: Michigan’s long history with environmental contamination

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now June 29, 2020
Posted inDrinking Water, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Groundwater Contamination, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, News, Policy, Politics, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

Regulatory Rollbacks: Loss of federal water protections impacts Great Lakes region

by Emily Simroth June 22, 2020
Posted inAgriculture, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Industry, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Well contamination, Montreal distributing lead filters, water protection project grants awarded

by Emily Simroth June 17, 2020

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Latest News

  • Former EPA staffer from Wisconsin sues after he was fired for signing letter of dissent
    Internal EPA records show agency staff found no ethics concerns and advised against firings.
  • North Bay’s PFAS problem: 5 things to know about a ‘forever chemicals’ hotspot in Ontario
    In a small northern city, citizens have launched a class-action lawsuit over decades-old PFAS pollution. The city and federal government, meanwhile, are working on a $122-million clean-up.
  • 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.

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