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DetroitFeature DetroitForever Chemicals FeaturedInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganMott Foundation PartnershipNewsPFASPolitics, 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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COVID-19Forever Chemicals FeaturedLatest NewsMichiganNatasha BlakelyNew YorkNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyTraverse CityWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: Michigan health study, Wisconsin deer and fish, possible impact on COVID-19 vaccine
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Fish, Birds and AnimalsGroundwater ContaminationIndianaLatest NewsMichiganNatasha BlakelyNewsOntarioPFASResearch, Data and TechnologyU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: PFOS in fish, Wisconsin standards in dispute, lacking regulations in Canada
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Lingering Chemicals: Legacy pollutants continue to haunt the Great Lakes
-PBDEs, PCBs and DDT were all found in the birds and fish tested by researchers.
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Forever Chemicals FeaturedLatest NewsMichiganNatasha BlakelyNew YorkNewsOhioPennsylvaniaPFASTraverse CityWater Quality and Restoration EffortsPFAS News Roundup: Huron River contamination levels drop, New York PFAS cleanup could be delayed
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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CollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsForever Chemicals FeaturedLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsRecreation, Tourism and CultureRecreational 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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Forever Chemicals FeaturedLatest NewsMichiganNatasha BlakelyPFASWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: Landfills, Wisconsin action plan, AGs urge congress to be tough on PFAS
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Michigan PFAS activist has cancer, says she’s not surprised
-Sandy Wynn-Stelt was in Great Lakes Now’s documentary on PFAS, “The Forever Chemicals.”
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CollaborationInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaMott Foundation PartnershipNew YorkNewsPFASU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsExplainer: Who regulates U.S. drinking water, and how?
-Federal, state and local governments all have a hand in protecting public water systems and private wells from contamination.
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APBudgetDetroitFeature 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.
