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DetroitDrinking WaterFeature DetroitForever Chemicals FeaturedGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan politicians ran on water problems. Activists want money for fixes.
-Water advocates say they plan to push state and federal lawmakers for more funding to address PFAS, lead line replacement, and other water issues. But the COVID-19 crisis could make budget dollars scarce.
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Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFlintGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisIndianaIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsLeadMichiganMinnesotaNewsOntarioWisconsinDrinking Water News Roundup: Wisconsin sets caps for 22 contaminants, lead pipes more likely in POC communities
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Flint water lawsuit settlement now totals about $641 million
-“This settlement agreement is just one of the many ways we will continue showing our support for the city and residents of Flint,” Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said.
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Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupIllinoisIndianaIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsLeadMichiganNew YorkNewsOntarioQuebecWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinDrinking Water News Roundup: Illinois lead issues, Michigan citizen reporting, Canada First Nations water access
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Grand Rapids selected for lead pipe replacement grant
-The funding also will support public engagement in Grand Rapids on the risks of lead in drinking water.
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CollaborationCOVID-19DetroitDrinking WaterFeature DetroitGreat Lakes News CollaborativeGroundwater ContaminationInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsAnother Casualty of COVID: Testing declines for lead poisoning in Michigan
-During the pandemic, the number of children being tested for lead poisoning has been cut in half.
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CollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsForever Chemicals FeaturedLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingWisconsinHunters need to avoid contaminated game
-Deer hunters have more to worry about than just COVID-19 and the flu. On the beware list: a group of chemicals known as PFAS and lead from ammunition.
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Judge: Flint must check water lines in newer neighborhoods
-Flint is in the homestretch of digging down to water lines at more than 20,000 properties and replacing them if necessary.
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Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupGroundwater ContaminationIndianaIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsLeadNewsOntarioPennsylvaniaWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinDrinking Water News Roundup: Wisconsin wells contaminated by sewage, First Nations boil advisories, lead pipes
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APBudgetDetroitDrinking WaterFeature DetroitFlintGroundwater ContaminationInfrastructureLeadMichiganNewsPFASWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan governor releases $500 million water infrastructure plan
-The initiative, dubbed MI Clean Water, calls for creating a pot of money from which local governments could apply for grants or loans to improve their water treatment systems.