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Posted inDrinking Water, Flint, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Q&A: How to protect against lead as Michigan waits for new water pipes

by Bridge Michigan January 18, 2021
Posted inBudget, Drinking Water, Feature Detroit, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Michigan cities must begin replacing lead pipes. But who has the cash?

by Bridge Michigan January 15, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inCulture, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Indiana, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Lead, Minnesota, New York, News, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Illinois, New York see lead in drinking water, Pennsylvania drilling ban, Ontario First Nations boil advisories

by Grace Dempsey January 15, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

In Trump Administration’s Final-Days Deregulatory Push, Army Corps Reduces Stream Protections

by Circle of Blue January 12, 2021
Posted inAgriculture, Habitat Restoration, Industry, Latest News, News, Water Quality

European Colonists Dramatically Increased North American Erosion Rates

by Eos January 12, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Flint, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

U.S. Justice Dept: Flint company owner dumped millions of gallons of untreated leachate in sewer

by Michigan Public January 11, 2021
Posted inBudget, Drinking Water, Flint, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Years After Flint Water Crisis, Lead Lingers in School Buildings Across the Nation

by Circle of Blue January 7, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Flint, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

Demands for change, requests for information pertaining to Flint water settlement

by Flint Beat January 5, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, COVID-19, Culture, Drinking Water, Freighters, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

2020 in Review: Climate change, COVID-19 and Michigan’s governor

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now January 1, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

“I can sum it up in one word, and that is: nightmare.” 10 years after massive oil spill in Michigan

by Michigan Public December 29, 2020

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