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DetroitFeature DetroitIndigenous CommunitiesJohn HartigLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganNewsOntarioRecreation and TourismGreat Lakes Moment: Sacred land of the Wyandot of Anderdon Nation
-Learn about the Wyandot of Anderdon Nation and pay respect to the First Nations that were in the land first at Six Points in Gibraltar, Michigan.
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APDetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitFlintLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeMinority communities question election-year push by EPA
-Under President Donald Trump, the EPA has slashed support for some programs and regulatory protections benefiting disadvantaged communities.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationCOVID-19DetroitDrinking WaterFeature DetroitGroundwater ContaminationInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsAnother Casualty of COVID: Testing declines for lead poisoning in Michigan
-During the pandemic, the number of children being tested for lead poisoning has been cut in half.
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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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APBudgetDetroitDrinking WaterFeature DetroitFlintGroundwater ContaminationInfrastructureLeadMichiganNewsPFASWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan governor releases $500 million water infrastructure plan
-The initiative, dubbed MI Clean Water, calls for creating a pot of money from which local governments could apply for grants or loans to improve their water treatment systems.
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Books, Authors, Art and MusicCOVID-19DetroitDetroit RiverFeature DetroitLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganNatasha BlakelyNewsRecreation and TourismWisconsinTrash Fish: Marine debris becomes sculptures at Great Lakes aquariums and museums
-Throughout the Great Lakes region, local organizations have created trash sculpture displays to educate the public.
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DetroitDetroit RiverFeature DetroitGary WilsonGroundwater ContaminationHabitat RestorationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsIn Perpetuity: Toxic Great Lakes sites will require attention for generations to come
-Capping has become a popular form of remediation for contaminated sites but requires decades-long monitoring.
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30 in Their Thirties: Great Lakes Now host makes the list
-“Getting acknowledged like this is a really big honor,” GLN host Ward Detwiler said.
