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Offshore Decline: Great Lakes fish populations at risk from low nutrient levels
-Too many nutrients close to shore fuel algal blooms, but deeper waters have the opposite problem — fish aren’t getting enough to eat.
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Whitmer: $600M Flint water deal a step toward making amends
-By John Flesher and David Eggert, Associated Press Writers LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A $600 million deal between the state…
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Source: Michigan reaches $600M deal in Flint water crisis
-Under the deal, the state would establish a $600 million fund and Flint residents could file claims for compensation.
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Michigan 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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Illinoisans demand stricter coal ash rules, denounce state proposal
-Environmental advocates and community members voiced concerns about the state’s many contaminated sites.
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PFAS News Roundup: PFAS in fast food packaging, every Madison well
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Michigan officials investigate fish kill on Escanaba River
-The die-off was reported Aug. 9 on the 52-mile-long river.
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Drinking 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.
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Milwaukee significantly behind in project to replace 1,100 lead pipes by end of year
-As of Aug. 10, only 333 lines have been replaced.