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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFeature LeadLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsBenton Harbor residents should keep drinking bottled water, but EPA says filters work on lead
-The U.S. EPA says its study on Benton Harbor’s tap water shows filters do work to remove lead, but the EPA says residents should follow state health guidance, and still only drink bottled water.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeGas and oil industry report projects fuel price hikes if Enbridge Line 5 is shut down
-The experts who wrote the report said they were asked to look at whether fuel prices would be affected if Line 5 suddenly stopped operating.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFlintLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeTrial begins in lawsuit against engineering firms that advised Flint during water crisis
-A federal trial is underway to decide if engineering firms that advised the city of Flint on water issues bear some responsibility for the city’s water crisis.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsLine 5’s impact on climate change being reviewed as part of tunnel decision
-Line 5 sits on the lakebed of the Straits of Mackinac which connects Lakes Michigan and Huron. Advocates are worried about the risk of an oil spill in the lakes.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterFeature HomepageGroundwater ContaminationInfrastructureMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsSearching for help. Where can homeowners get money to fix failing septic systems?
-In Michigan, the state estimates there are more than 330 thousand failing septic tank systems. They could be contaminating lakes, rivers, and groundwater.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipLake HuronLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchGreat Lakes researchers predict record-low ice coverage
-The Great Lakes’ annual winter freeze is “off to a slow start,” with ice coverage “well below average for this time of year.”
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsA small, red-bellied snake might be reconsidered for protection under the Endangered Species Act
-Three environmental groups plan to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in an effort to protect a small snake found in parts of Michigan.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature LeadFlintLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeFlint water crisis settlement claims process begins this week
-Starting this week, tens of thousands of people in Flint can begin filing damage claims as part of a $626 million settlement of civil lawsuits in the Flint water crisis.
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Algae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipFeature HomepageLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWater Quality and Restoration EffortsEnvironmental group says Gov. Whitmer’s plan to reduce harmful algal blooms ‘won’t work’
-An environmental group says a Michigan plan to reduce nutrient pollution of Lake Erie is “lackluster” and “won’t work.”
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterFeature LeadLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeShould Benton Harbor residents have to pay for water they can’t drink?
-It’s been two months since state health officials warned the 9,000 people living in Benton Harbor not to drink their water.
