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Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupFeature HomepageIllinoisIndianaInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaPFASWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinDrinking Water News Roundup: Lead levels increase in Flint water, businesses sued over water contamination concerns
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with drinking water in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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APDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature LeadFlintLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsJury gets Flint water case about liability for engineers
-Jurors heard closing arguments in the only trial to arise thus far from the Flint water crisis, a dispute over whether two engineering firms should be held partially responsible for the city’s lead contamination in 2014-15.
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Drinking Water News Roundup: 8 million Illinoisans get drinking water, backup reservoir used in Indiana, Gov. Whitmer awards clean water grants
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with drinking water in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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CollaborationDrinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeNewsPFASPFAS News RoundupPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsEPA Warns of Health Problems When PFAS Levels in Drinking Water Are Inconceivably Tiny
-Michigan regulators say they need more evidence about safety, engineering and fire and explosion risks before deciding whether to let Enbridge Energy move its Line 5 petroleum pipeline into a tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac.
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Drinking WaterFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentJohn McCrackenLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNew YorkNewsOntarioQuebecShipping and PortsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater WithdrawalsWaterfront DevelopmentIndustries and public water supplies top list of main consumers of Great Lakes water
-Michigan is the current top consumer of Great Lakes water, followed by Ontario, Indiana, New York and then Quebec.
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BudgetCollaborationDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsNew laws make it easier for communities to access state financing for water infrastructure
-Bipartisan legislation to help cities get money to fix their water systems has been signed by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
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CollaborationDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectTribal Governments and First NationsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsLiving water: Northern Indigenous communities’ use and perceptions of drinking water
-In Indigenous communities that have lacked access to safe water for years, getting it is crucial. However, perceptions of the water supply affect consumption.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingCollaborationCommercial FishingDrinking WaterIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake HuronLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingTourismJEWEL OF THE GREAT LAKES: Keeping pollutants out
-Spring showers may bring spring flowers, but they can also carry pollutants into the lake that provides Alpena’s drinking water and many tourism dollars.
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Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupFeature HomepageIllinoisIndianaLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvania
Drinking Water News Roundup: Flooding poses risk to well water, Indiana drinking water report shared, EPA grants for Ohio
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with drinking water in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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APClimate ChangeDrinking WaterGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisInfrastructureLeadMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsPFASResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsClimate-driven flooding poses well water contamination risks
-While many private wells provide safe water, the absence of regulation and treatment afforded by larger municipal systems may expose some users to health risks, from bacteria and viruses to chemicals and lead.
