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Whitmer: $600M Flint water deal a step toward making amends
-By John Flesher and David Eggert, Associated Press Writers LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A $600 million deal between the state…
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Source: Michigan reaches $600M deal in Flint water crisis
-Under the deal, the state would establish a $600 million fund and Flint residents could file claims for compensation.
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Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupGroundwater ContaminationIndigenous CommunitiesInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioPennsylvaniaWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinDrinking Water News Roundup: Drilling fluid contamination, mining pollution concerns, tribal community grants
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with drinking water in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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CollaborationCOVID-19Drinking WaterFeature MilwaukeeGroundwater ContaminationInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMilwaukeeNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinMilwaukee significantly behind in project to replace 1,100 lead pipes by end of year
-As of Aug. 10, only 333 lines have been replaced.
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Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupGroundwater ContaminationIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOntarioPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDrinking Water News Roundup: lead in Pittsburgh, NY stream protection bill
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APDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeGroundwater ContaminationLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsCourt: Flint class-action can proceed over lead in water
-The lawsuit names then-Gov. Rick Snyder, two former Flint government managers and public agencies.
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Drinking Water News Roundup: Pennsylvania fracking oversight, lead plumbing standard, EPA water infrastructure grants
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with drinking water in Great Lakes Now’s headline roundup.
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AgricultureDrinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupFeature MilwaukeeGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisLatest NewsLeadMichiganMilwaukeeMinnesotaNewsOntarioPennsylvaniaQuebecWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinDrinking Water News Roundup: Well contamination, Montreal distributing lead filters, water protection project grants awarded
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with drinking water in Great Lakes Now’s headline roundup.
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Investigation: Lead in some Canadian water worse than Flint
-Hundreds of thousands of Canadians have been exposed to high levels of lead in their drinking water, with contamination in several cities consistently higher than they ever were in Flint.
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Russell Simmons on Flint: “They’re still paying the bill for the same poison water.”
-We caught up with hip-hop mogul and entrepreneur Russel Simmons in Ferndale, Michigan yesterday where he was participating in a…
