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ChicagoDrinking WaterFeature-ChicagoIllinoisIndianaInfrastructureLake MichiganLatest NewsLeadMinnesotaNew YorkNewsNews Roundup Drinking WaterOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater WithdrawalsDrinking Water News Roundup: Joliet picks Chicago, Minnesota road salt, Ohio EPA loans
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterFlintGroundwater ContaminationInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeQ&A: How to protect against lead as Michigan waits for new water pipes
-Bridge Michigan spoke with Dr. Mona Hannah-Attisha about what it will take to remove lead from our water supply and how residents can protect themselves in the process.
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BudgetCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDetroitDrinking WaterFeature DetroitInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeMichigan cities must begin replacing lead pipes. But who has the cash?
-As utilities across the state launch into a massive lead line replacement effort expected to be paid for largely by ratepayers, they are navigating a host of challenges, from the price to replace pipes to where they’ll find enough contractors to do the work.
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BudgetCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterFlintInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeYears After Flint Water Crisis, Lead Lingers in School Buildings Across the Nation
-In its 2021 budget, Congress included millions for lead testing in schools, where children are still exposed to the toxic metal.
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On the Pulse: I’ve Got One Word For You, 2020
-In any effort to sum up the year that was 2020, one word is unavoidable: poop.
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12 Indiana communities getting water infrastructure grants
-Twelve rural Indiana communities will share more than $8 million in federal grants to improve their water systems.
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Fish, Birds and AnimalsFreightersHabitat RestorationInfrastructureJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingGot Pike? Huron, Michigan, Ontario, Superior, yes. Erie, not so much.
-Increased seiche events likely hurting already small populations of the fish.
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AgricultureChicagoDrinking WaterFeature-ChicagoGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisIndianaIndigenous CommunitiesInfrastructureLake MichiganLatest NewsLeadMichiganNew YorkNewsNews Roundup Drinking WaterOntarioPennsylvaniaQuebecWater WithdrawalsWisconsin
Drinking Water News Roundup: Joliet water supply, contaminated water, support for Wisconsin farmers and water quality
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Municipalities not lining up for low-interest loans for sewers
-Michigan has an infrastructure problem with raw sewage getting into streams and rivers.
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Applications to protect lakefront properties triple in year of high water
-The department granted 2,284 permits in the year ending September 30, compared to 730 permits the previous year.
