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DetroitDrinking WaterFeature DetroitGary WilsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Withdrawals
Michigan Water Shutoffs: A test of governor’s commitment to social, environmental justice
-Gov. Gretchen Whitmer campaigned on an aggressive water platform. Now those campaign pledges are being put to the test.
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Water authority transfers funding for bill assistance
-The Great Lakes Water Authority is transferring more than $1.6 million to Detroit and Flint for conservation education and to help customers pay past-due water bills.
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APEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMichiganNews
Enbridge hires companies to design, build Great Lakes tunnel
-The Canadian company is forging ahead with plans to begin construction work next year on the tunnel, replacing the pipes at the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac.
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APDrinking WaterFlintGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Michigan Supreme Court hears case over Flint water liability
-The case at the state’s highest court is one of many in state and federal courts over the scandal.
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Who’s in charge: Lack of storage facility oversight puts waterways at risk
-In major lakeside cities around the Great Lakes, there isn’t a clear answer on who handles oversight of industrial storage facilities.
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Climate ChangeFish, Birds and AnimalsJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsProtectRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, Research
Great Lakes Moment: Decline of bird species should serve as a warning
-In this month’s column from Great Lakes Now writer John Hartig, he looks at how climate change is impacting birds around the Great Lakes.
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Warm winter changes — but can’t stop — outdoor fun
-Warmer weather has forced Michigan’s winter sports and tourism groups to adapt to keep participants and spectators coming.
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APDrinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedGroundwater ContaminationMichiganNewsPFASTraverse CityWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Michigan oversight panel OKs limits on ‘forever chemicals’
-The state legislature established the panel in 2018 at the urging of Republicans who described it as a check on excessively burdensome regulation.
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DetroitDrinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNew YorkNewsPFASPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRic MixterWisconsin
PFAS News Roundup: Plasma-blasting PFAS, Wisconsin utilities decline to test, $1M Democrat ad buy
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Wolverine Worldwide will pay $113M over PFAS-polluted drinking water
-Wolverine still faces lawsuits from area residents, though the company said it believes its actions approved under the settlement “will have a significant and beneficial impact” on the resolution of those cases.