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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFreightersIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsNew House bills would make anchor strikes in the Straits of Mackinac a felony
-They could face a felony charge, serve up to four years in prison, pay a fine of up to $10,000, and cover environmental cleanup costs.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationCOVID-19DetroitDrinking WaterFeature DetroitLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeMichigan Allocates $20 Million to Relieve Customer Water Debts
-The state is using federal CARES Act funding to help residents pay off past-due water bills that accrued during the pandemic.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDetroitDetroit RiverFeature DetroitInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsEGLE fines company $60,000 over 2019 Detroit dock collapse
-The Revere Dock was illegally storing limestone aggregate along the river when the site collapsed in late November 2019.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipChicagoClevelandCollaborationDetroitDrinking WaterFeature ClevelandFeature DetroitFeature-ChicagoIllinoisLatest NewsMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsOhioPennsylvaniaLack of Utility Data Obscures Customer Water Debt Problems
-Inadequate data hampers understanding of who is most affected by overdue water bills.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationCOVID-19Drinking WaterLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsHouse Democrats Ask CDC to Halt Water Shutoffs during the Pandemic
-CDC already moved to suspend evictions. Could water service be the next target for a national moratorium?
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDrinking WaterInfrastructureLatest 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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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFreightersIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsEnbridge now inspects freighters to avoid another anchor strike on Line 5
-Enbridge is taking a “much more active approach” to protecting Line 5, as required by a consent decree with the Justice Department and the EPA.
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AgricultureAlgae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDrinking WaterLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsOne Michigan county tells the story of a nation plagued by water pollution
-Farms housing thousands of animals are one of several sources contaminating the Pine River and dividing a mid-Michigan community.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismIn Michigan, rising lake levels disturb sacred ground
-Along Lake Michigan’s shores, rising waters are eroding Indigenous Odawa burial sites.
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Michigan Dam Safety Task Force holds first virtual meeting
-The task force was formed following the Midland dam failures in May.
