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Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Groundwater Contamination, Indiana, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Pennsylvania, Region, Water Quality

Drinking Water News Roundup: Minnesota’s salty water problem, aging infrastructure affects taste, Pennsylvania grants

by Maya Sundaresan October 27, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

Company formerly known as Nestle drops water withdrawal permit

by Michigan Public October 26, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Featured, Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, Quebec, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Nuclear Question: Debate continues over long-term storage of nuclear waste in the Great Lakes

by Andrew Reeves October 25, 2021
Posted inInfrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality

As Michigan lawmakers ponder septic repair funds, Ohio offers a model

by Bridge Michigan October 18, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Latest News, News, Water Quality

Drinking Water News Roundup: Second US Steel spill, new water purification method, Pennsylvania water treatment plant flood

by Maya Sundaresan October 14, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Indiana, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Michigan works on transparency, 3M could cost the Minnesota public billions, study recruitment in Michigan

by Natasha Blakely October 12, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, News, PFAS, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

‘Something has to be done’: Living along Madison’s Starkweather Creek, one of Wisconsin’s most polluted waterways.

by Wisconsin Watch October 11, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, News, Politics, Water Quality

In Benton Harbor, residents’ complaints of lead-tainted water carry echoes

by Bridge Michigan October 11, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Flint, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Q&A: Doctor who exposed Flint’s lead levels sees similarities in Benton Harbor water crisis

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now October 11, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inIndiana, Infrastructure, Latest News, Municipalities, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Nearly Two Dozen Communities Awarded State Water Infrastructure Fund Grants

by Indiana Environmental Reporter October 5, 2021November 9, 2025

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