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Wipes flushed in toilets cause big waste spill in Michigan small town
-Baby wipes clogged the wastewater system in Beulah in northern Michigan, causing a 10,000-gallon backup.
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CollaborationDrinking WaterFlintGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioOntarioWater Quality and Restoration EffortsLegionella and other dangerous pathogens still lurk in U.S. drinking water
-Though less common than in the past, microbes that contaminate tap water continue to sicken — and sometimes kill — Americans.
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APIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureMinnesotaNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMinnesota Supreme Court weighs fate of PolyMet mine permits
-PolyMet wants to build the first of what could eventually be several copper-nickel mines in Minnesota.
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Drinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedLatest NewsMichiganNatasha BlakelyPFASPFAS News RoundupWater 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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Fish, Birds and AnimalsIndianaJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsC+: Western Lake Erie receives mediocre score on new report card
-The findings were organized into color-coded interactive graphics for easy accessibility by the public.
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CollaborationDrinking WaterGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNew 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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Climate ChangeDetroit RiverJohn HartigLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Lakes Moment: Detroit River and western Lake Erie get a checkup
-In this month’s column, writer John Hartig discusses the recently released 2020 State of the Strait report.
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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.
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Drinking WaterFreightersLatest NewsNewsOne DetroitOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeQuebecResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSharon OosthoekThe ProvincesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsCanada Water Agency: Government hopes to consolidate water data and management
-Fresh water is abundant in Canada; data on that water a lot less so.
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APEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFreightersIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsOpposition team criticizes Enbridge plans for oil tunnel
-Enbridge’s tunnel plan does not meet industry standards and poses significant hazards to workers and the environment, experts told AP.
