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Deja Vu: Will threat of westward water trains prompt action by Great Lakes governors?
-The issue of Great Lakes water diversions comes back to the forefront with a recent attempt by a Minnesota company to look into diverting water to Colorado.
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Investigation: Lead in some Canadian water worse than Flint
-Hundreds of thousands of Canadians have been exposed to high levels of lead in their drinking water, with contamination in several cities consistently higher than they ever were in Flint.
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Raising the Bar: Michigan governor, Chicago mayor lead on water rights and advocacy
-Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently appointed Ninah Sasy to fill the new clean water public advocate position she created in the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy.
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EPA supporting cleanups of 2 Michigan toxic hotspots
-The U.S. EPA is pledging funds to help advance cleanups of two toxic waste hotspots in Michigan near lakes Michigan and Superior.
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Conflicted Congressman: Mich. Rep. Huizenga backs federal money for Great Lakes, supports Trump’s Clean Water Rule rollback
-In his speech at Central Michigan University’s annual Great Lakes Symposium, Rep. Bill Huizenga talked at length about how Great Lakes issues transcend partisan political bickering.
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EPA proposes rewrite of rules on lead contamination in water
-The Trump administration on Thursday proposed a rewrite of rules for dealing with lead pipes contaminating drinking water, but critics say the changes appear to give water systems decades more time to replace pipes leaching dangerous amounts of toxic lead.
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Judge rejects challenge to tougher Michigan lead rule
-A judge has rejected the last challenge to a rule that could cause the billion-dollar replacement of 500,000 lead water pipes in Michigan.
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AuthorsEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIan WendrowIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake MichiganLake SuperiorNewsShipping and PortsHistory of Energy in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula: Line 5 controversy reflects energy development in the U.P. and Canada
-The role of Line 5 in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is tied to how energy utilities developed in the U.P. and the mining and logging boom of the mid-1800s.
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Waters Restored – Episode 1006
-Floating islands on the Chicago River are creating habitats for fish, turtles and birds inside the city waterway, while up…
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AuthorsDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeForever Chemicals FeaturedGary WilsonNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe ProvincesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWaterfront DevelopmentGrassroots Power: Leading Canadian water activist says community action needed to protect water rights
-Great Lakes Now spoke to Canadian water activist Maude Barlow about her new book, grassroots activism and water privatization.
