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Michigan cities must begin replacing lead pipes. But who has the cash?

As utilities across the state launch into a massive lead line replacement effort expected to be paid for largely by ratepayers, they are navigating a host of challenges, from the price to replace pipes to where they’ll find enough contractors to do the work.

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Drinking Water News Roundup: Illinois, New York see lead in drinking water, Pennsylvania drilling ban, Ontario First Nations boil advisories

Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.

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2 nuke plants, 1 bribery scandal, no answers: Towns on edge

The uncertainty surrounding the future of both Ohio plants — Davis-Besse near Toledo and Perry near Cleveland — has created a new wave of anxiety that is stretching into another year after state lawmakers put off deciding whether to repeal the bailout.