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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDrinking WaterFeature HomepageLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Plastic debris is getting into the Great Lakes, our drinking water, and our food
-Watershed cleanups are popular ways of dealing with local plastic pollution, but once large plastic trash disintegrates into microplastics, they’re nearly impossible to pick up.
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‘The middle of a massive contamination’: Residents of Wisconsin region struggle with aftereffects of dangerous ‘forever chemicals’
-Four years after a facility disclosed water contamination in the surrounding community, residents and locals deal with the impact of PFAS.
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Water Access: As moratoria on shutoffs end, old problems return to the forefront
-As moratoria expire across the Great Lakes region, advocates say ongoing affordability and debt relief are key.
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Too few farmers are curbing pollution in Lake Erie. Should they be forced?
-As climate change complicates Lake Erie’s algae problem, scientists say farmers must do far more to reduce phosphorus runoff. But will enough farmers change their ways without a government mandate?
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PFAS in the House: Are toxic “forever chemicals” a steady drip in this reporter’s home?
-I had my blood, my cat’s blood and many products in my home tested for the toxic ‘forever chemicals.’ Here’s what I found.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeDrinking WaterInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, Research
Water could make the Great Lakes a climate refuge. Are we prepared?
-Michigan and the Great Lakes region — with an abundance of fresh water, warming winters and less fire-prone forests — stand to attract millions of new residents in the coming years looking to escape flooded coastal areas and the parched land of the West.
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As Great Lakes pummel Michigan, beach towns rush to set development rules
-Facing widespread coastal damage amid record high water levels, some lakeshore communities are rethinking policies that allowed people to build too close to the water.
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Algae BloomsAsian CarpDrinking WaterEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInvasive SpeciesLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Michigan’s State of the Great Lakes: Drinking water quality garners spotlight
-Michigan’s governor released her first State of the Great Lakes report, which activists and researchers say shouldn’t be mistaken for a critical evaluation.