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Board authorizes Wisconsin DNR to begin drafting water standards for pollutants
-The department has proposed: creating groundwater standards for 16 substances that are currently unregulated, including E. coli bacteria; revising standards for five substances already regulated; and creating limits on PFAS in groundwater and surface water.
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Former EPA official: Minnesota regulators wanted PolyMet critiques kept out of public comment to avoid ‘press’
-Kevin Pierard, who oversaw the permit at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, said state officials asked him to submit concerns after a public comment period because, among other things, the critique would “create a good deal of press.”
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Wisconsin lawmakers approve firefighting foam restrictions
-The bill now goes to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, who can sign it into law or veto it.
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Supreme Court won’t take case prompted by Flint water crisis
-The case the justices turned away without comment Tuesday involves a lawsuit against the city and water regulators, most of whom were responsible for making sure federal clean water laws were followed.
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Wisconsin lawmakers poised to adopt restrictions on firefighting foam
-Both the Senate and Assembly are scheduled to vote on the Republican-authored proposal Tuesday. The GOP controls both houses, making passage all but certain. The bill would go next to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, who can sign it into law or veto it.
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Drinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedLatest NewsNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectPFAS News Roundup: Public input in Michigan, bans on firefighting foam, legislation won’t pass Senate
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS – a group of man-made chemicals flagged as a major contaminant in sources of water across the country – in the Great Lakes region and on a national level in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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The U.S. House just voted to regulate PFAS. Here’s what you need to know
-PBS NewsHour laid out what you need to know about PFAS, what the bill means, what the next step is and what existing resistance there is to this bill and why.
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Superfund cleanup considered for Detroit ‘green goo’ site
-The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy said an evaluation of the Electro-Plating Services Inc. site will be completed this spring.
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APArticleDetroitDetroit RiverDrinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsEPA: Lead, uranium found after Detroit River aggregate spill
-The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy said in a statement Thursday that the EPA’s testing of soil and water at the Detroit Bulk Storage detected “many heavy metals including uranium.”
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Algae BloomsDrinking WaterJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioWater Quality and Restoration EffortsLake Erie Algae: 2019 was bad but could have been worse
-How did the bloom affect fishing and tourism, what is being done, and what can be done about it?
