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Posted inDrinking Water, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

“I can sum it up in one word, and that is: nightmare.” 10 years after massive oil spill in Michigan

by Michigan Public December 29, 2020
Posted inDrinking Water, Flint, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

How does a $641 million Flint water settlement get to residents? Attorneys give answers

by Flint Beat November 27, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Algae Blooms, Authors, Gary Wilson, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Overlooked: Small streams can have a big impact on Great Lakes water quality

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now November 4, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

What Has the Trump Administration Meant for Water?

by Circle of Blue November 3, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAP, Article, Drinking Water, Grand Rapids, Groundwater Contamination, Infrastructure, Lead, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Grand Rapids selected for lead pipe replacement grant

by The Associated Press October 27, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, Michigan, Natasha Blakely, New York, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Traverse City, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

PFAS News Roundup: Huron River contamination levels drop, New York PFAS cleanup could be delayed

by Natasha Blakely October 23, 2020
Posted inCOVID-19, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Equity and Environmental Justice, Groundwater Contamination, History and Culture, Illinois, Indiana, Indigenous Communities, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Drinking Water News Roundup: Illinois COVID-19 shutoff protections, Ontario First Nation evacuation

by Grace Dempsey October 23, 2020
Posted inCOVID-19, Detroit, Drinking Water, Feature Detroit, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Another Casualty of COVID: Testing declines for lead poisoning in Michigan

by Bridge Michigan October 22, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAP, Article, Fatbergs, Infrastructure, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Wipes flushed in toilets cause big waste spill in Michigan small town

by The Associated Press October 19, 2020
Posted inDrinking Water, Flint, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Illinois, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Ontario, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Legionella and other dangerous pathogens still lurk in U.S. drinking water

by Ensia October 19, 2020November 9, 2025

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