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PFAS chemicals found in a third of water samples, state says
-Of more than 400 sites tested across Pennsylvania, about one-third were found to contain one of the chemicals.
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AgricultureAlgae BloomsCollaborationDrinking WaterFeature HomepageGroundwater ContaminationIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsTapped Out: Power, justice and water in the West
-On the West side of the United States, residents are seeing problems crop up in their waters. Great Lakes region residents will find those issues familiar.
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BudgetDrinking WaterFeature MilwaukeeGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInfrastructureLatest NewsMilwaukeeNewsPolicyWisconsinCongress’s Stealth Water Infrastructure Deal
-The American Rescue Plan Act allocated $350 billion to states, tribes, and local governments. Some of that money is available for upgrading water systems.
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Drinking Water News Roundup: 3M sues Michigan, hackers infiltrate Pennsylvania water systems, millions invested in Illinois and Ohio
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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CollaborationDrinking WaterFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsPlastic debris is getting into the Great Lakes, our drinking water, and our food
-Watershed cleanups are popular ways of dealing with local plastic pollution, but once large plastic trash disintegrates into microplastics, they’re nearly impossible to pick up.
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Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupIllinoisIndianaInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWisconsinDrinking Water News Roundup: What does the American Jobs Plan mean for various Great Lakes states?
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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BuffaloChicagoCollaborationCOVID-19DetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitFeature HomepageFeature-ChicagoGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIllinoisInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNew YorkNewsOntarioPennsylvaniaPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeQuebecThe ProvincesThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinWater Access: As moratoria on shutoffs end, old problems return to the forefront
-As moratoria expire across the Great Lakes region, advocates say ongoing affordability and debt relief are key.
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APChicagoDrinking WaterFeature HomepageFeature-ChicagoGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsThe problem within: Biden targets lead pipes, pushes equity
-Biden’s plan to replace every lead water pipe in the country could have huge ramifications for Chicago and others where a swath of Black, Latino and low-income residents have been left effectively drinking from a lead straw.
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AgricultureCollaborationDrinking WaterFeature HomepageLatest NewsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinWisconsin Supreme Court weighs state power to protect water from farm pollutants
-The outcome of a nearly decade-long dispute in Kewaunee County could shape regulatory power across state government.
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Drinking Water News Roundup: Ontario Indigenous lawsuit over water dispute, 50,000 sign up for Flint settlement, Ohio infrastructure loans
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
