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APDrinking WaterIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieLake Erie-EPANewsOhioPolicyWater Quality and Restoration EffortsEnvironmentalists: Lake Erie won’t recover without new rules
-Ohio’s Environmental Protection Agency announced recently it will establish what’s known as a “total maximum daily load” limiting the phosphorus allowed to flow into the lake.
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Wisconsin Assembly passes bill to combat PFAS pollution
-Assembly Republicans hastily put together a bill addressing PFAS contamination and pushed it through to the Senate early Friday morning, just before adjourning for the year.
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APDrinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedGroundwater ContaminationMichiganNewsPFASWater Quality and Restoration EffortsJudge OKs Wolverine Worldwide settlement over western Michigan PFAS contamination
-A federal judge on Wednesday approved Wolverine Worldwide’s settlement with the state of Michigan and Plainfield and Algoma townships.
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Wisconsin Assembly passes bipartisan water quality bills
-Ten of the 13 bills passed unanimously. Despite the broad support, it’s not clear whether they all will pass the Republican-controlled Senate which has yet to schedule them for a vote.
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AdvocacyAPBudgetDrinking WaterDuluthMinnesotaMunicipalitiesNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectMinnesota’s Legislature to consider funding water projects
-This year, cities have coalesced around another financial-aid request, this time for money that would help them pay for aging wastewater and drinking water facilities.
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BudgetDrinking WaterGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectQuebecThe ProvincesThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWaterfront DevelopmentThird Rail Proposal: Selling Great Lakes water proposed to lower lake levels
-University of Chicago law professor proposes selling Great Lakes water, sparking renewed denials and reminders of why that isn’t a current possibility.
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Drinking WaterIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganOhioPFASPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWisconsinPFAS weekly roundup: $1M spent in Kalamazoo County, bills face industry opposition in Wisconsin, Ohio River study being designed
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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No Defense: New PFAS documentary looks at military’s role in the crisis
-The film debuts on Feb. 19 at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor.
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Drinking WaterGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsCore priority: Michigan environmental budget boosts funding for EGLE
-Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer spotlighted the environment and clean water in her budget proposal after giving it just a passing mention in her State of the State speech.
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ArticleDrinking WaterGrand RapidsGroundwater ContaminationLatest NewsMichiganNatasha BlakelyPFASProtectBefore the PFAS-related consent decree takes effect, the public can comment at hearings and online
-The West Michigan company that dumped tannery scraps reached an agreement with two townships and the state. Here’s how to share your opinions about it.
