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AuthorsClimate ChangeEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageFeature MilwaukeeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureKari LydersenLatest NewsMilwaukeeNewsRefreshScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinSmart sewers relieve stress on systems and wastewater officials, saving energy and funds
-“Smart sewer” technology is increasingly common in the region, helping cities avoid overflows that release untreated sewers into lakes and rivers.
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AdvocacyCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMulti-state group prepares Great Lakes basin for effects of climate change
-The Great Lakes Commission has a plan to guide the states and provinces surrounding the Great Lakes toward protecting their communities from the climate-change damage.
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APBudgetFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLake HuronLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectShipping and PortsSt. Mary's RiverU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsBiden’s signature advances major projects in water bill
-Biden signed a bill that directs the Army Corps of Engineers on infrastructure projects to protect against storms worsened by climate change.
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AuthorsBudgetChicagoFeature HomepageGary WilsonIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeShipping and PortsThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDivided Congress: Smooth sailing or choppy waters for Great Lakes programs?
-Great Lakes funding has been bipartisan, but the EPA will face more oversight and the region may have less influence in D.C.
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BudgetDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageInfrastructureLatest NewsMilwaukeeNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinHow to steer money for drinking water and sewer upgrades to the communities that need it most
-If this funding is managed smartly, we believe it can start to right these wrongs.
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Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupIndianaInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNew YorkNewsOhioPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDrinking Water News Roundup: New water infrastructure funding, projects, programs
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with drinking water in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationFeature HomepageInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsAs septic pollution roils Higgins Lake, Michigan lawmakers consider reform
-A bill would require inspection of septic systems when homes are sold. It’s meant to address worries that old systems are failing.
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APDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature LeadFlintInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsSome cities could be left behind on lead pipe replacements
-In many cities, no one knows where the lead pipes lie underground.
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APBudgetIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNew YorkNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration Efforts24 states get $560M for high-priority cleanup of wells
-The Interior Department is giving 24 states a total of $560 million to start cleaning high-priority derelict oil and gas wells abandoned on state and private land.
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BudgetCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeInfrastructureLatest 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.
