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DuluthFish, Birds and AnimalsFoodForever Chemicals FeaturedLake SuperiorLatest NewsMinnesotaNatasha BlakelyNewsOhioPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: PFAS in Lake Superior smelt, McDonalds drops PFAS packaging, White House weakened EPA guidelines
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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.
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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.
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Demands for change, requests for information pertaining to Flint water settlement
-Activist Jasmine Hall started demands to get residents more money and resources out of the settlement, and Attorney Loyst Fletcher has requested for residents to get more information.
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Critics say EPA allowing more time to fix lead-tainted water
-The Trump administration overhauled the country’s widely criticized, 29-year-old framework to eliminate toxic lead from drinking water.
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AgricultureChicagoFeature-ChicagoGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisIndianaIndigenous CommunitiesInfrastructureLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNew YorkNewsOntarioPennsylvaniaQuebecWater WithdrawalsWisconsinDrinking Water News Roundup: Joliet water supply, contaminated water, support for Wisconsin farmers and water quality
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Flint joins $641M deal to settle lawsuits over lead in water
-The Flint City Council on Tuesday signed off on its portion of the $641 million settlement.
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Judge plans to hear from residents in $641M Flint water deal
-A judge said Monday that she’ll wait until January before deciding whether to give preliminary approval to the $641 million settlement.
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CollaborationFlintGroundwater ContaminationLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWhat should justice look like for Flint after the water crisis? Residents weigh in
-“It’s so horrible, so wide-ranging, and it affects everything,” one resident said. “There’s no way to put a dollar amount on it, for everyone to be whole again.”
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Drinking Water News Roundup: Indiana utilities plan for climate change, Waukesha pipeline construction begins
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