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BuffaloCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipChicagoCollaborationCOVID-19DetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitFeature HomepageFeature-ChicagoIllinoisInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNew YorkNewsOntarioPennsylvaniaPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeQuebecThe ProvincesThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinWater Access: As moratoria on shutoffs end, old problems return to the forefront
-As moratoria expire across the Great Lakes region, advocates say ongoing affordability and debt relief are key.
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ChicagoDrinking WaterFeature HomepageFeature-ChicagoGary WilsonIllinoisInfrastructureLatest NewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsSpotlight on Infrastructure: Policy executive talks new Biden plan, definitions of infrastructure
-A Chicago policy executive talked to Great Lakes Now about the Biden infrastructure plan and what a full partnership with the federal government could mean.
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ChicagoCOVID-19Drinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFeature-ChicagoGary WilsonIllinoisLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsPriority Shift: Great Lakes exec moves environmental justice to top of list
-Ending water shutoffs, redefining a restored Great Lakes displace legacy issues for president of the nonpartisan nonprofit Alliance for the Great Lakes.
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Water shutoff protections extended by Michigan governor
-In late March, the state began reconnection efforts.
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AdvocacyCOVID-19DetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitIan WendrowLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeDo More: Water rights advocates call for action from Gov. Whitmer, Mayor Duggan for residents without water
-Despite outreach efforts, advocates feel state officials are not acting as quickly or efficiently as they could to mitigate the crisis.
