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Former state toxicologist says nitrate drinking water standards are too lax
-A former Wisconsin state toxicologist who was involved in creating nitrate standards for drinking water alleges the science that has informed those standards for decades is flawed.
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When the Heat Is On, Water Can Still Be Off in Great Lakes Cities
-Formal water shutoff policies in some cities are ill-defined for extreme heat.
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What the overturning Chevron deference means for the Great Lakes
-The history of the Chevron precedent and how advocates can work within this new legal landscape to protect the future of the Great Lakes.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMichiganNewsStaci Lola DrouillardOjibwemodaa! Let’s speak Ojibwe!
-On the complicated history of naming a place and the value of language.
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AuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipForever Chemicals FeaturedLatest NewsLisa John RogersNewsPFASPFAS News RoundupWater Quality and Restoration EffortsPFAS Roundup: EPA adds 12 more versions of PFAS to freshwater fish monitoring while federal farm bills focus on “forever chemicals”
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in the Great Lakes region.
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Andrew ReevesAuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsNewsMaking up for lost trees
-Canadian conservation groups purchase land from farmers to increase biodiversity around the Great Lakes region.
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Canadian wildfires are heating up, bringing smoke to Michigan
-This year’s fires are much smaller than 2023’s historic blazes. However, persistent dry conditions in Western Canada could mean more fires and smoke are coming.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationFeature HomepageLatest NewsMichiganNewsScience, Technology, ResearchThe CheckupHeat, pollution, and climate change anxiety are affecting children
-Hotter days make heat exhaustion a greater hazard for kids. Unusual weather events, particularly storms that cause flooding, add stress to children’s lives.
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Great Lakes Learning: Superior waters warming
-Lessons and activities based on the monthly Great Lakes Now program.
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AuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageGary WilsonGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDetroit legislator takes the long view on Michigan’s water affordability struggles
-“There are people counting on us to get this done,” says Senator Stephanie Chang in a Great Lakes Now interview.
