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Posted inDetroit, Drinking Water, Feature Detroit, Forever Chemicals Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, PFAS, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Michigan politicians ran on water problems. Activists want money for fixes.

by Bridge Michigan November 24, 2020
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Flint, Groundwater Contamination, History and Culture, Illinois, Indiana, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ontario, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Wisconsin sets caps for 22 contaminants, lead pipes more likely in POC communities

by Grace Dempsey November 20, 2020
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Groundwater Contamination, History and Culture, Illinois, Indiana, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, New York, News, Ontario, Quebec, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Illinois lead issues, Michigan citizen reporting, Canada First Nations water access

by Grace Dempsey November 6, 2020
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Milwaukee, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Milwaukee, New York, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Who in the U.S. Is in ‘Plumbing Poverty’? Mostly Urban Residents, Study Says

by Circle of Blue November 4, 2020
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

What Has the Trump Administration Meant for Water?

by Circle of Blue November 3, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inCOVID-19, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Equity and Environmental Justice, Groundwater Contamination, History and Culture, Illinois, Indiana, Indigenous Communities, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Drinking Water News Roundup: Illinois COVID-19 shutoff protections, Ontario First Nation evacuation

by Grace Dempsey October 23, 2020
Posted inDrinking Water, Flint, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Illinois, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Ontario, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Legionella and other dangerous pathogens still lurk in U.S. drinking water

by Ensia October 19, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inCOVID-19, Detroit, Drinking Water, Feature Detroit, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Michigan Allocates $20 Million to Relieve Customer Water Debts

by Circle of Blue October 15, 2020
Posted inAP, Article, Drinking Water, Flint, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Judge: Flint must check water lines in newer neighborhoods

by The Associated Press October 14, 2020
Posted inChicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Drinking Water, Feature Cleveland, Feature Detroit, Feature-Chicago, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Lack of Utility Data Obscures Customer Water Debt Problems

by Circle of Blue October 13, 2020November 9, 2025

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