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Tests reveal PFAS contamination in 40 La Crosse-area wells
The findings come after La Crosse, Wisconsin, tested more than 100 private wells downstream from the La Crosse Regional Airport
Watch Party: Invaders on the Menu
In this “watch party,” originally broadcast on Facebook on Jan. 8, 2021, Belle Isle Aquarium Aquarist Amanda Murray chats with WDET’s Annamarie Sysling and Great Lakes Now’s Sandra Svoboda and […]
Minnesota lawmakers introduce anti-copper mining legislation
The effort directly opposes a proposed Twin Metals underground copper-nickel mine near Ely that opponents say could contaminate the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
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.
Flint families welcome water crisis charges, seek healing
“I literally could have cried,” said Ariana Hawk, sitting in her car after learning Tuesday that former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and others in his administration were expected to be charged.
Ex.-Michigan Gov. Snyder charged in Flint water crisis
The charges are groundbreaking: No governor or former governor in Michigan’s 184-year history had been charged with crimes related to their time in that office, according to the state archivist.
Flint water crisis: Rooted in neglect, fallout continues
In light of the new charges against former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, here’s a primer on Flint’s 2014 lead crisis.
Michigan plans to charge ex-Gov. Snyder in Flint water probe
Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, his health director and other ex-officials have been told they’re being charged after a new investigation of the Flint water scandal.
In Trump Administration’s Final-Days Deregulatory Push, Army Corps Reduces Stream Protections
Changes to the nationwide permits for dredging and filling waterways will expose more stretches of small streams to development.
