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Posted inDrinking Water, Flint, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

How does a $641 million Flint water settlement get to residents? Attorneys give answers

by Flint Beat November 27, 2020
Posted inDrinking Water, Feature Detroit, Forever Chemicals Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, PFAS, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Michigan politicians ran on water problems. Activists want money for fixes.

by Bridge Michigan November 24, 2020
Posted inCulture, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Flint, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Indiana, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ontario, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Wisconsin sets caps for 22 contaminants, lead pipes more likely in POC communities

by Grace Dempsey November 20, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, COVID-19, Drinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Traverse City, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Michigan health study, Wisconsin deer and fish, possible impact on COVID-19 vaccine

by Natasha Blakely November 19, 2020
Posted inClimate, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Lake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

As Great Lakes pummel Michigan, beach towns rush to set development rules

by Bridge Michigan November 18, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Study to examine long-term health impacts of PFAS in West Michigan

by Michigan Public November 12, 2020
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Climate, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Invasive Species, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Q & A: The Great Lakes are stressed. Climate change is making it worse.

by Bridge Michigan November 11, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Fish, Birds and Animals, Groundwater Contamination, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: PFOS in fish, Wisconsin standards in dispute, lacking regulations in Canada

by Natasha Blakely November 6, 2020
Posted inCulture, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Indiana, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, New York, News, Ontario, Quebec, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Illinois lead issues, Michigan citizen reporting, Canada First Nations water access

by Grace Dempsey November 6, 2020
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, New York, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Who in the U.S. Is in ‘Plumbing Poverty’? Mostly Urban Residents, Study Says

by Circle of Blue November 4, 2020

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    Utilities nationwide have seen supply challenges due to domestic constraints and the ongoing Iran War.
  • Illinois Governor signs landmark plastic pollution bill to protect Great Lakes
    Illinois is the first Great Lakes state to classify plastic pellets as a pollutant, a move advocates say helps keep millions of pellets out of the region’s waterways.

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