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Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMinnesotaNatasha BlakelyNew YorkNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDrinking Water News Roundup: Illinois Well Inspections, New York Water Funding
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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APDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFlintInfrastructureMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsFlint water main breaks prompt water conservation request
-Flint uses about 10 million gallons of water per day. Water main breaks since early January have increased water usage to more than 11 million gallons per day.
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APDrinking WaterIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsTask force looking at water infrastructure in SE Michigan
-The current condition and actions needed for sustainable water infrastructure systems is the focus of the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments Water Infrastructure Task Force.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectLegislation to be introduced to restrict water withdrawals for bottled water and increase protections for groundwater
-The Michigan Legislature might soon look at a package of bills that would change how the state protects groundwater. However, the goal of the bills and the legal tool the sponsors want to use might be at odds.
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APDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature LeadFlintLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeSnyder will take 5th if called to testify in water trial
-Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, who faces misdemeanor charges in the Flint water crisis, wants to avoid testifying in a civil trial involving engineering firms that are being sued over liability for lead-contaminated water.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFeature LeadLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsBenton Harbor residents should keep drinking bottled water, but EPA says filters work on lead
-The U.S. EPA says its study on Benton Harbor’s tap water shows filters do work to remove lead, but the EPA says residents should follow state health guidance, and still only drink bottled water.
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Drinking WaterFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsForever Chemicals FeaturedLatest NewsNatasha BlakelyNewsPFASPFAS News RoundupPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: Wisconsin board passes weakened state standards, stream trout contaminated
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFlintLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeTrial begins in lawsuit against engineering firms that advised Flint during water crisis
-A federal trial is underway to decide if engineering firms that advised the city of Flint on water issues bear some responsibility for the city’s water crisis.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWhat Michigan can do as global report details ‘closing window’ on climate
-Climate change is irreversibly damaging global ecosystems, economies and human health and wellbeing, according to a landmark report, and experts say Michigan won’t emerge unscathed.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsBillions Flow to Water Systems from Federal Pandemic Relief Funds
-Passed nearly a year ago, the American Rescue Plan Act is injecting needed funding into aging water and sewer infrastructure.
