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APBudgetDetroitDrinking WaterFeature DetroitFlintGroundwater ContaminationInfrastructureLeadMichiganNewsPFASWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan governor releases $500 million water infrastructure plan
-The initiative, dubbed MI Clean Water, calls for creating a pot of money from which local governments could apply for grants or loans to improve their water treatment systems.
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Bill sent to Whitmer would lengthen bonds for dam repairs
-The Michigan Legislature on Tuesday finalized a bill that would allow project costs to be spread out over more time and made more manageable for property owners.
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Residents near flood-ravaged dams could be paying for years
-People near Wixom and Sanford lakes in Midland and Gladwin counties could pay thousands of dollars per year for 40 years.
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AgricultureAlgae BloomsClimate ChangeEvents and Special BroadcastsFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes Now Watch PartiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLake ErieResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWatch Party: Feeding the Blooms
-Great Lakes Now Program Director Sandra Svoboda chats with Producer David Ruck from Great Lakes Outreach Media about Lake Erie’s toxic algal blooms.
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Michigan Dam Safety Task Force holds first virtual meeting
-The task force was formed following the Midland dam failures in May.
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ClevelandDetroitDrinking WaterFeature ClevelandFeature DetroitFeature MilwaukeeGary WilsonGroundwater ContaminationInfrastructureLatest NewsMilwaukeeNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMessage to 2020 Candidates: Focus on water quality in Great Lakes states
-A question on the minds of many in the Great Lakes region for the 2020 presidential election candidates: What is your water policy?
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Michigan House OKs spending on jobless benefits, flood costs
-Included in the bill is $6 million that would be a match for federal funds to clean up and respond to the Midland dam failure in May.
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CollaborationGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsNew global standards for mine waste won’t prevent dam failures, critics say
-The standards face criticism for failing to include enforcement mechanisms or penalties for companies falling short of requirements.
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APDetroitFeature DetroitGroundwater ContaminationInfrastructureLake St. ClairMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan rejects Macomb County sewage treatment lagoon plan
-The structure would use 1,400 feet of protected state waters where Chapaton Canal enters Lake St. Clair.
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Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupGroundwater ContaminationIndigenous CommunitiesInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioPennsylvaniaWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinDrinking Water News Roundup: Drilling fluid contamination, mining pollution concerns, tribal community grants
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with drinking water in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
