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APDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature LeadLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWork continues on removing lead water lines in Benton Harbor
-More than 400 water service lines in Benton Harbor have been replaced or verified to be free of lead, according to state officials.
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Drinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeForever Chemicals FeaturedIllinoisIndigenous CommunitiesLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNatasha BlakelyNews Roundup PFASPolicyWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: PFAS in Lake Superior fish, two Michigan locations could land on Superfund list
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Algae BloomsDrinking WaterIndianaLatest NewsNewsNews Roundup Drinking WaterOntarioPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinDrinking Water News Roundup: Toxic algae blooms in Indiana, First Nations $8B settlement, Wisconsin lead pipe replacement funding
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterFeature HomepageLatest NewsMichiganNatasha BlakelyNewsCombined Effort: Sierra Club to award Great Lakes News Collaborative
-The Michigan Chapter of the Sierra Club is acknowledging the environmental journalism efforts of the Great Lakes News Collaborative, of which Great Lakes Now is a member, in their annual award ceremony.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterFeature LeadLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeShould Benton Harbor residents have to pay for water they can’t drink?
-It’s been two months since state health officials warned the 9,000 people living in Benton Harbor not to drink their water.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterFeature LeadLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeHigh costs, few customers: Benton Harbor water woes loom for Michigan cities
-The quandary in Benton Harbor is an extreme example of a widespread problem in many Michigan cities, where shrinking populations and wealth have left many local governments unable to collect enough ratepayer revenue to cover long-term water system costs.
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Tests show lead in Benton Harbor tap water finally dropping
-The amount of lead in Benton Harbor, Michigan’s drinking water has declined, new testing shows, after three straight years of elevated results compelled residents to consume bottled water and prompted a hurried effort to replace old pipes.
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APDrinking WaterNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater utilities urge regulators to scrap new PFAS limits
-The Wisconsin State Journal reported Thursday that the Municipal Environmental Group’s water division submitted comments to the DNR on Tuesday saying the state should wait for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to impose federal standards.
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Drinking Water News Roundup: Infrastructure funding in Minnesota, Wisconsin, false confidence in Michigan water
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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New lead testing method could reveal higher levels in water
-For years, testing of the tap water in an upscale Detroit suburb showed the city was in the clear. Then residents got a notice seemingly out of the blue: Their water could be contaminated with elevated levels of lead.
