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Drinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFeature LeadInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe CatchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsThe Catch: Benton Harbor’s lead pipes and the plan to replace them
-Reporter Leonard Fleming at The Detroit News has been covering the story, and he joins Great Lakes Now for this segment to further explain the issues and impact in the west Michigan city.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFeature LeadLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeState praised for vow to remove sources of lead from Benton Harbor homes
-The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced on April 7 a goal to remove lead from every affected home in the city.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsInflation Weighs On U.S. Water Utilities
-Water leaders worry that rising prices — for everything from lead pipe replacements to treatment plant repairs — will cause a historic federal infrastructure investment to fall short of lofty expectations.
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APBudgetDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismThe StatesTourismWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan Gov. Whitmer signs over $4.7B for infrastructure
-Michigan is investing more than $4.7 billion to improve infrastructure, including drinking water upgrades, internet access and fixing roads, bridges and dams.
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APDrinking WaterIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinDNR issues expansion permit for Kewaunee County factory farm
-The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced it will issue a permit that will make it harder for a Kewaunee County factory farm accused of contaminating drinking water to expand.
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APBudgetDetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFlintGrand RapidsInfrastructureMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan Legislature approves $4.8B infrastructure plan
-Michigan lawmakers approved $4.8 billion in spending, mostly for infrastructure upgrades, with an influx of federal pandemic and other funds that will go toward water systems and more.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingDrinking WaterFeature HomepageLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNatasha BlakelyNewsQuizRecreation and TourismTourismSurf and Slide: The Great Lakes Now Episode Quiz
-Test your knowledge on Great Lakes surfing, ice boating and recent Lake Michigan news.
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Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMaya SundaresanMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeDrinking Water News Roundup: Best tasting water in the world in Ohio, nation’s worst waterways in Indiana
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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APDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature LeadFlintLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeJudge: Ex-governor must testify in Flint water civil trial
-U.S. District Judge Judith Levy denied motions by Snyder, his former advisor, two former state-appointed emergency managers and an ex-Flint city official to quash subpoenas compelling them to testify.
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AdvocacyChicagoDetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFeature LeadFlintGary WilsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesSubstantive change will require a ‘massive culture shift’ in federal, state and local agencies
-In this Q&A with Great Lakes Environmental Law Center executive director Nick Leonard, he pushes regulators to focus on the possible, talks about the role MDHHS can play in environmental health, and more.
