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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 inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Groundwater Contamination, History and Culture, Indiana, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Lead, News, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Wisconsin wells contaminated by sewage, First Nations boil advisories, lead pipes

by Grace Dempsey October 12, 2020
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Groundwater Contamination, Indiana, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Toronto, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Ohio water shutoffs, lead exposure from private wells

by Emily Simroth July 15, 2020
Posted inDrinking Water, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Indiana, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Contaminated Ground: Indiana’s City of Mineral Water faces specter of health threats

by Indiana Environmental Reporter July 8, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Climate Change, Groundwater Contamination, Infrastructure, Lake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, Natasha Blakely, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

More Than Dow: Chemicals, contaminants and untreated sewage all washed out by Midland dam breaks

by Natasha Blakely May 23, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, Natasha Blakely, New York, News, PFAS, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Sen. seeks federal probe of Cohoes incinerator, PFAS actions added to Senate bills, DuPont foresees settlements

by Natasha Blakely May 8, 2020
Posted inAP, Article, Drinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Michigan, News, PFAS, Region, Traverse City, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Michigan oversight panel OKs limits on ‘forever chemicals’

by The Associated Press February 28, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, James Proffitt, Lake Erie, Lake Erie-EPA, Latest News, News, Ohio, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Federal Hands: The future of the Lake Erie Bill of Rights rests in federal court

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now February 24, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAP, Article, Drinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Michigan, News, PFAS, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Judge OKs Wolverine Worldwide settlement over western Michigan PFAS contamination

by The Associated Press February 20, 2020
Posted inAP, Article, Drinking Water, Groundwater Contamination, News, PFAS, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Board authorizes Wisconsin DNR to begin drafting water standards for pollutants

by The Associated Press January 23, 2020

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