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Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupFeature HomepageIllinoisIndianaLatest NewsMichiganNatasha BlakelyNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWisconsinDrinking Water News Roundup: EPA won’t regulate rocket fuel, Illinois prison water contaminated with Legionella
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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APClimate ChangeEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPennsylvaniaPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectThe StatesGovernor appeals court order blocking carbon emissions plan
-Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration has asked Pennsylvania’s highest court to let the centerpiece of his plan to fight climate change take effect.
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APEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesGOP’s energy promises face limits in Pa. governor’s race
-In Pennsylvania, the No. 2 natural gas producer after Texas, the importance of the industry is emerging as a top issue among Republican contenders for governor before the state’s May 17 primary.
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Drinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageForever Chemicals FeaturedIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMichiganMinnesotaNatasha BlakelyNewsPennsylvaniaPFASPFAS News RoundupPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: Pennsylvania sets regulations, judge says Wisconsin DNR can’t regulate, Chemours uses climate change to defend PFAS
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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BudgetCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesMichigan is spending big on infrastructure. Its problems are even bigger.
-Michigan officials are celebrating a “historic” deal that will pump nearly $3 billion into aging infrastructure, but advocates say the state should be spending that much — or more — every year to adequately address decades of disinvestment.
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Drinking WaterFeature HomepageForever Chemicals FeaturedGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPFASResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsPFAS 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.
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Drinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFeature LeadInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe CatchWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
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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CollaborationFeature HomepageHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismTribal Governments and First NationsWisconsin‘We’ve got to get gaming out of our blood’: Pandemic shock pushes Wisconsin tribes to diversify economy
-Wisconsin tribes contemplate future beyond gaming after pandemic shows risk of overreliance on casinos.
