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AgricultureAlgae BloomsHabitat RestorationLake ErieNatasha BlakelyNewsOhioProtectSeries EpisodeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Black Swamp: Drained centuries ago, DNR and Ohio organizations look to bring some of it back
-In the mid-1800s, the Great Black Swamp was slowly drained as settlers dug drainage trenches and felled trees. The area is now largely farmland. But draining that swamp led to some unanticipated consequences.
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AdvocacyAuthorsDetroitDetroit RiverFeature DetroitGary WilsonGroundwater ContaminationHabitat RestorationNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDetroit River Restoration: There’s progress, but the daunting process of toxic sediment removal remains
-For the Detroit River, a tension remains between what appears to be its recovery and the extensive work still required to clean up the river.
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PBS NewsHour – Healing Flint
-In Flint, residents are starting or expanding food and nutrition programs to mitigate the health impacts that come with drinking lead-contaminated water.
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Wisconsin DNR board ready to move forward on water pollution rules
-The Wisconsin DNR board has proposed extensive rewrites of the state’s water pollution regulations, including new restrictions on manure and PFAS, that could cost well-users, farmers and wastewater treatment plants millions of dollars.
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EPA supporting cleanups of 2 Michigan toxic hotspots
-The U.S. EPA is pledging funds to help advance cleanups of two toxic waste hotspots in Michigan near lakes Michigan and Superior.
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Conflicted Congressman: Mich. Rep. Huizenga backs federal money for Great Lakes, supports Trump’s Clean Water Rule rollback
-In his speech at Central Michigan University’s annual Great Lakes Symposium, Rep. Bill Huizenga talked at length about how Great Lakes issues transcend partisan political bickering.
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EPA proposes rewrite of rules on lead contamination in water
-The Trump administration on Thursday proposed a rewrite of rules for dealing with lead pipes contaminating drinking water, but critics say the changes appear to give water systems decades more time to replace pipes leaching dangerous amounts of toxic lead.
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Judge rejects challenge to tougher Michigan lead rule
-A judge has rejected the last challenge to a rule that could cause the billion-dollar replacement of 500,000 lead water pipes in Michigan.
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AgricultureAuthorsDrinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMunicipalitiesNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWisconsinMuddied Waters: Bureaucratic process leaves well water at risk and farmers feeling targeted
-The Wisconsin DNR is slowly looking at addressing the issue of manure spills and their impact, but local farmers are feeling targeted by the potential new regulations.
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AdvocacyArticleCollaborationDrinking WaterEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeGroundwater ContaminationhighlightIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectResourceThe StatesAdvocates banking on new Illinois coal ash law to protect rivers and wells
-Amid federal uncertainty, two of Illinois’ most notorious coal ash storage sites will likely test new cleanup rules adopted this year.
