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Edmund Fitzgerald 2021: Attend a shipwreck memorial service in person or virtually

by Natasha Blakely

All around the region this week, events are focused on honoring the lives lost on the SS Edmund Fitzgerald and other Great Lakes ships. Many of these shipwreck services and ceremonies will be streamed live online.

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Benton Harbor on edge as lead water crisis persists

by The Associated Press

The water system in Benton Harbor has tested for elevated levels of lead for three consecutive years. In response, residents have been told to drink and cook with bottled water and the state has promised to spend millions replacing lead service lines.

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Michigan to pay $300K to only staffer fired over Flint water

by The Associated Press

The deal with Liane Shekter Smith, who was head of the state’s drinking water division, came weeks after an arbitrator said she was wrongly fired in 2016 by officials who were likely looking for a “public scapegoat.”

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Michigan environmental leader admits flaws with Benton Harbor lead crisis

by Bridge Michigan

Michigan regulators on Wednesday admitted that poor communications by the state may have kept some Benton Harbor residents from being aware of the scope of the lead problem within the municipal water system.

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Climate Change Grips Trout Streams Across the Nation: How Anglers Are Responding

by Circle of Blue

Across the country, anglers have watched as droughts, floods, and high temperatures batter the rivers they depend on. Now, they’re calling for swift action.

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EPA orders Benton Harbor to fix water plant

by The Associated Press

A Michigan city that is urging residents not to drink tap water failed to timely warn people about high levels of lead and must make improvements at the water plant, federal regulators said Tuesday after an inspection revealed a variety of problems.