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New lead testing method could reveal higher levels in water
-For years, testing of the tap water in an upscale Detroit suburb showed the city was in the clear. Then residents got a notice seemingly out of the blue: Their water could be contaminated with elevated levels of lead.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticePanel advising Michigan agencies on how to reduce lead levels in drinking water holds first meeting
-The seven-member “Corrosion Control Advisory Panel” is part of a broader effort by the state to address aging lead service lines.
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Whitmer proposes $300M in water funding for communities
-Michigan Gov. Whitmer proposed $300 million to help local utilities address elevated lead levels, plan for pipe replacement and connect users of contaminated wells to municipal supplies.
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Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupIllinoisLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinDrinking Water News Roundup: Algae blooms threaten Illinois, Wisconsin DNR cuts runoff regulations
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Program to help Benton Harbor residents with water bills
-The federally-funded program is designed to help households that have had water disconnected or are facing disconnection pay to have it restored. That includes other potential related costs including trash, cable and internet, according to the Michigan Department of Human Services and Benton Harbor.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeBenton Harbor residents sue city, Michigan over drinking water crisis
-Benton Harbor residents are suing the city and state of Michigan, alleging that government leaders violated their constitutional rights with their response to the city’s three-years-long water crisis.
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Judge OKs $626 million settlement in Flint water litigation
-A judge on Wednesday approved a $626 million deal to settle lawsuits filed by Flint residents who found their tap water contaminated by lead following disastrous decisions to switch the city’s water source and a failure to swiftly acknowledge the problem.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeMayor says Benton Harbor will need more support from state to fix water system
-The federal and state regulators said they found dozens of deficiencies in the water system that need to be fixed.
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EPA to begin testing water at 300 Benton Harbor homes
-EPA officials will collect water samples in Benton Harbor, according to The Herald-Palladium. The process is expected to last several weeks.
