Thanks to the Clean Water Act, the Rouge is no longer a dumping ground for waste. But its gains are incomplete, with contaminants still soiling the river bottom and the fish in its waters.
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PFAS News Roundup: The Nation’s first “PFAS Annihilator” is now being used in Michigan
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
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National PFAS limits
Take a look at proposed nationwide standards on PFAS from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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Book Club: Celebrating environmental success stories in the Great Lakes
While significant challenges remain, there is still much to celebrate.
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Flush with cash, Michigan lawmakers try again to pass state septic code
Democratic lawmakers want to end Michigan’s “shameful” reign as the only state without a statewide code to prevent leaky systems from fouling lakes, rivers and groundwater.
Posted inDrinking Water, Flint, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality
Flint misses new deadline in long-overdue lead line replacement effort
Advocates say the city has blown through a court-ordered May 1 deadline to figure out which Flint residents are still dealing with potholed yards and sidewalks, after work crews excavated lead service lines and left a mess behind.
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PFAS News Roundup: West Michigan is showing PFAS levels higher than the national average
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
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U.S. Pushes Farmers to Develop A New Crop: Energy
But more heavily fertilized corn and more manure for methane raises worries about water pollution.
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Energy News Roundup: Line 5 negotiations in Michigan, funding for clean energy in Illinois
Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Great Lakes Moment: Solving the contaminated sediment remediation funding puzzle
Michigan has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to remediate these contaminated sediments, but this won’t occur unless non-federal partners can meet funding requirements.
