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U.S. Justice Dept: Flint company owner dumped millions of gallons of untreated leachate in sewer
-The owner of an oil processing company in Flint is accused of violating the Clean Water Act.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipFish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental Justice
Trump administration rule ends prosecuting industry for unintentionally killing birds
-The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service changed part of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act which has protected birds for more than 100 years.
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Asian CarpBudgetCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipChicagoFeature-ChicagoIllinoisInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsMichiganNews
Michigan, Illinois sign agreement to build Asian Carp barrier
-There are already electric barriers to stop Asian Carp. This new one will be more complex and the first line of defense.
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BudgetCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental Justice
President signs Great Lakes mapping bill into law
-The last time some of these maps were updated was back in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
“I can sum it up in one word, and that is: nightmare.” 10 years after massive oil spill in Michigan
-One of the worst oil spills into an inland waterway in U.S. history happened right here in Michigan, 10 years ago this week.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedLatest NewsNewsPFASResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, Research
Nonstick pans often don’t note they use PFAS
-A Michigan-based environmental group has found many nonstick pans are coated with a chemical from the PFAS family.
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Municipalities not lining up for low-interest loans for sewers
-Michigan has an infrastructure problem with raw sewage getting into streams and rivers.
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Applications to protect lakefront properties triple in year of high water
-The department granted 2,284 permits in the year ending September 30, compared to 730 permits the previous year.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCOVID-19DetroitFeature DetroitLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, Research
Grant to help expand COVID-19 wastewater detection program
-The expanded program, which has been running as a pilot since spring, will test untreated sewage in some Detroit zip codes.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedLatest NewsMichiganNewsPFASResearch, Data and Technology
Study to examine long-term health impacts of PFAS in West Michigan
-The science of PFAS and health is still emerging. That’s why the PFAS Exposure and Health Study is launching a five-year effort to examine potential health impacts more closely.