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ChicagoDrinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupFeature-ChicagoIllinoisIndigenous CommunitiesLake MichiganLatest NewsLeadMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaQuebecWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater Withdrawals
Drinking Water News Roundup: Climate change and Illinois water withdrawals, clean water for Michigan students
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Drinking WaterGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Road Salt: Researchers look at vegetables and juices for alternatives to salt
-Great Lakes residents depend on road salt to reach their destinations safely in the winter, but that safety places a heavy burden on freshwater ecosystems.
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Drinking Water News Roundup: Dispute between two Waukeshas over Lake Michigan diversion, Ontario infrastructure grants
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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ChicagoDrinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupFeature-ChicagoIllinoisIndianaInfrastructureLake MichiganLatest NewsLeadMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater Withdrawals
Drinking Water News Roundup: Joliet picks Chicago, Minnesota road salt, Ohio EPA loans
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Judge gives preliminary OK to $641M Flint water deal
-The settlement includes $600 million from the state of Michigan, although Flint, an area hospital and an engineering firm are also part of the agreement.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterFlintGroundwater ContaminationInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental Justice
Q&A: How to protect against lead as Michigan waits for new water pipes
-Bridge Michigan spoke with Dr. Mona Hannah-Attisha about what it will take to remove lead from our water supply and how residents can protect themselves in the process.
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BudgetCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDetroitDrinking WaterFeature DetroitInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental Justice
Michigan cities must begin replacing lead pipes. But who has the cash?
-As utilities across the state launch into a massive lead line replacement effort expected to be paid for largely by ratepayers, they are navigating a host of challenges, from the price to replace pipes to where they’ll find enough contractors to do the work.
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Drinking Water News Roundup: Illinois, New York see lead in drinking water, Pennsylvania drilling ban, Ontario First Nations boil advisories
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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APDrinking WaterFlintGroundwater ContaminationLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental Justice
Flint families welcome water crisis charges, seek healing
-“I literally could have cried,” said Ariana Hawk, sitting in her car after learning Tuesday that former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and others in his administration were expected to be charged.