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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFlintIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater's True Cost
After Decades of Neglect, Bill Coming Due for Michigan’s Water Infrastructure
-Federal and state governments begin to reverse course on underinvestment to address water’s true cost.
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Drinking WaterGreat Lakes Now Events and Road/River ShowsInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater's True Cost
Great Lakes News Collaborative examines Water’s True Cost
-For the whole month of May, Great Lakes Now will be looking at aging water infrastructure and the rising literal cost of water as part of a series from the Great Lakes News Collaborative.
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APDrinking WaterEarth WeekEquity and Environmental JusticeNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectThe StatesWisconsin
Evers creates new office of environmental justice
-Gov. Tony Evers on Friday signed an executive order creating a new office of environmental justice, announcing the move on Earth Day.
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Drinking WaterEvents and Special BroadcastsFeature HomepageGreat Lakes Now Events and Road/River ShowsInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater's True Costs Events
Join the Conversations: Events on “Water’s True Cost” will answer your questions about water infrastructure
-As the Great Lakes News Collaborative prepares to publish and air stories about water’s true cost, get these free, virtual events on your calendar to learn more about your drinking water.
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ChicagoDrinking WaterFeature HomepageIllinoisJohn McCrackenLake MichiganLatest NewsMunicipalitiesNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectScience, Technology, ResearchThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
To build a new pipeline or not: Illinois city seeks Lake Michigan water
-The city of Joliet, roughly 45 minutes southwest of Chicago, is looking to Lake Michigan as a solution to its drying water supplies. But residents are concerned about the costs that would bring.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterGroundwater ContaminationLatest NewsMichiganNewsPFASResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Research finds more PFAS coming out of wastewater treatment plants than going in
-New research from Western Michigan University indicates that wastewater treatment plants could have a negative effect on PFAS pollution.
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Drinking WaterFeature HomepageForever Chemicals FeaturedGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPFASResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
PFAS is a widespread problem. The solution needs to come from widespread sources
-In this Q&A, the director of MSU’s Center for PFAS Research Cheryl Murphy discusses the state of PFAS research currently, and why the U.S. and Canada should work together.