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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDrinking WaterFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeGroundwater ContaminationHistory and CultureIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPFASPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRecreation and TourismRefreshThe ProvincesThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsAmendment to Clean Water Act improves Great Lakes through critical observation, collaboration
-The Great Lakes region has seen significant improvement since the river fires of 1969, bringing people back the waters they know and love.
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CollaborationDetroitDetroit RiverDrinking WaterLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsRegulators fail for 43 years to stop BASF from ‘staggering’ daily toxic waste spill into Detroit River
-The pollution enters the river just upstream from the City of Wyandotte’s drinking water intake.
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AuthorsDrinking WaterFeature HomepageIndianaKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsPFAS News RoundupPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: Legislation introduced in Michigan, Ways to reduce your exposure
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDrinking WaterLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsUS House budget proposal cuts funds for water system upgrades and polluted communities
-The Republican-led House of Representatives is proposing to cut funds for the EPA, water distribution system repairs, and pollution cleanup.
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AuthorsDrinking WaterFeature HomepageKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioPFAS News RoundupWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
PFAS News Roundup: First-to-market PFAS annihilator in Michigan, $42.4 million in claims against Wisconsin city
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
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Study says drinking water from nearly half of US faucets contains potentially harmful chemicals
-Researchers described the study as the first nationwide effort to test for PFAS in tap water from private sources in addition to regulated ones.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDrinking WaterLatest NewsMichiganNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsNessel: $10B PFAS settlement with 3M doesn’t resolve Michigan’s claims
-Michigan communities with PFAS in their water supply could be eligible for payments from chemical manufacturer 3M, after the company reached a $10.3 billion settlement.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterFlintLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsFlint misses new deadline in long-overdue lead line replacement effort
-Advocates say the city has blown through a court-ordered May 1 deadline to figure out which Flint residents are still dealing with potholed yards and sidewalks, after work crews excavated lead service lines and left a mess behind.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDrinking WaterLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsForest to MI Faucet: Using trees to keep water sources pristine
-A forest expert at the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is putting together a program to use trees to help keep sources of drinking water cleaner.
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AgricultureCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationDrinking WaterEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsU.S. Counts on “Climate-Smart” Farms to Slow Global Warming
-But skeptics assert change in practices could increase risk to water and health.
