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BudgetCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFlintInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsPFASPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater's True Cost
Water woes loom for Michigan suburbs, towns after decades of disinvestment
-Michigan cities rich and poor, big and small have been delaying maintenance on their water systems for decades. Now, even wealthy towns are suffering the consequences of past reluctance to pay for water system upkeep.
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Many Rural Towns Have Neglected Drinking Water Systems for Decades
-Rural Michigan’s shrinking populations, growing poverty, and diminished state and federal assistance have fueled a crisis of underfunded drinking water infrastructure.
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After Decades of Neglect, Bill Coming Due for Michigan’s Water Infrastructure
-Federal and state governments begin to reverse course on underinvestment to address water’s true cost.
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Great Lakes News Collaborative examines Water’s True Cost
-For the whole month of May, Great Lakes Now will be looking at aging water infrastructure and the rising literal cost of water as part of a series from the Great Lakes News Collaborative.
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Join the Conversations: Events on “Water’s True Cost” will answer your questions about water infrastructure
-As the Great Lakes News Collaborative prepares to publish and air stories about water’s true cost, get these free, virtual events on your calendar to learn more about your drinking water.
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Water’s True Cost: Episode Sneak Peek Watch Party
-Join GLN Producer Anna Sysling for a conversation with several guests who all played a part in this episode’s story about the complicated financial, public health and infrastructural implications of our drinking water.