October 9, 2019 Muddied Waters: Bureaucratic process leaves well water at risk and farmers feeling targeted MORE FROM GREAT LAKES NOW Great Lakes Moment: Five decades since the infamous Rouge River fire Great strides have been made in changing the state of the Rouge River in the years since the fire, though significant challenges still remain. PBS NewsHour: Troubled Water Since 2014, Flint, Michigan, has been synonymous with tainted water. Five years on, not all of the city’s residents have access to safe water. The Forever Chemicals Screening Join Detroit Public TV and WKAR in East Lansing for a screening of a documentary on an issue very much in the news: PFAS contamination. Joining us will be Liesl Clark, and Sandy Wynn-Stelt Thursday, Oct. 24, at 7 p.m. for a screening of “The Forever Chemicals.” Great Lakes Now is brought to you by:Sign up for the weekly Great Lakes Now newsletter.
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Areas of northeast Wisconsin remain exposed to manure spills that can contaminate drinking water wells, while the state agencies responsible for regulating the polluters continue to move cautiously to address the problem. But, local farmers are feeling targeted by the potential new regulations.