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APDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature LeadFlintInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsSome cities could be left behind on lead pipe replacements
-In many cities, no one knows where the lead pipes lie underground.
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AdvocacyCoal Ash ProjectEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageGroundwater ContaminationIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsTo excavate or not to excavate: With toxic coal ash, that is the question
-North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia are proving it is possible for utilities to remove massive quantities of coal ash from ponds where it endangers groundwater, placing it in safer lined landfills. This could be a model for other states, but challenges remain.
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AdvocacyChicagoCoal Ash ProjectDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake MichiganMunicipalitiesNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsCoal ash contaminating groundwater near Joliet to stay, despite residents’ and activists’ concerns
-Lincoln Stone Quarry holds millions of tons of toxic coal ash. Despite evidence of groundwater contamination, its owner plans to leave the ash in place. But recent signs of federal enforcement may provide a glimmer of hope to residents and environmental groups.
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ChicagoClimate ChangeCoal Ash ProjectFeature HomepageGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinRising waters, sinking feeling: From the Great Lakes to the Ohio River, climate change puts coal ash impoundments at risk
-More frequent flooding multiplies the risk that coal ash will contaminate rivers, lakes and groundwater. Experts say the time to act is now.
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AgricultureCoal Ash ProjectEquity and Environmental JusticeGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNew YorkNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchTourismWater Quality and Restoration EffortsIn the Finger Lakes, a bitcoin mining plant billed as ‘green’ has a dirty coal ash problem
-Residents want regulators to force the bitcoin miner that took over an old coal plant to clean up coal ash contaminating water.
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ChicagoClimate ChangeCoal Ash ProjectDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageGroundwater ContaminationHistory and CultureIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsLeaking landfills: Unregulated coal ash poses a buried, brewing threat to Lake Michigan and beyond, new lawsuit says
-As the EPA steps up enforcement of coal ash regulations, environmentalists demand action on historic coal ash not covered by those rules.
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Climate ChangeCoal Ash ProjectEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageGroundwater ContaminationHistory and CultureIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinCracking down on coal ash: Tough talk and tough choices
-The EPA says it is getting serious about enforcing federal coal ash rules. But massive challenges remain, from recalcitrant state regulators to environmental justice conundrums to ballooning costs for ratepayers.
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CollaborationDrinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsHow to destroy a ‘forever chemical’ – scientists are discovering ways to eliminate PFAS, but this growing global health problem isn’t going away soon
-The latest breakthrough shows how one class of PFAS can be broken down into mostly harmless components using sodium hydroxide, or lye, an inexpensive compound used in soap. It isn’t an immediate solution to this vast problem, but it offers new insight.
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APDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFeature LeadFlintLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsJury can’t reach verdict in engineers’ Flint water trial
-A judge declared a mistrial after jurors said they couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict in a dispute over whether two engineering firms should bear some responsibility for Flint’s lead-contaminated water.
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Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupFeature HomepageIllinoisIndianaInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaPFASWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinDrinking Water News Roundup: Lead levels increase in Flint water, businesses sued over water contamination concerns
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with drinking water in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
