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A Community-Led Approach To Stopping Flooding Expands
-In a region where communities of color are most impacted by flooding, RainReady is bringing together community members to create flood mitigation plans.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationForests and PlantsIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSurvival of wild rice threatened by climate change, increased rainfall in northern Minnesota
-Wild rice is an aquatic grass that thrives in shallow waters, and serves as a sacred “mashkiki,” or medicine, to the Ojibwe.
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Climate costs imperil Detroit’s unique, diverse Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood
-“Climate gentrification” in cities like New Orleans and Miami has seen wealthier and whiter residents displace low-income residents and people of color in less flood-prone areas. But in Jefferson Chalmers, climate gentrification could mean that those with the resources to manage the risks and expense of living in a floodplain may replace those without them.
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ChicagoClimate ChangeCollaborationDetroitIllinoisInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganMilwaukeeNewsScience, Technology, ResearchWisconsinInundation and Injustice: Flooding presents a formidable threat to the Great Lakes region
-Throughout the Great Lakes region, archaic wastewater systems, crumbling infrastructure and segregated housing create a perfect storm of flooding vulnerability.
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Alex HillAuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDetroitFeature HomepageIllinoisIndianaInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganMilwaukeeMinnesotaNewsOhioWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinMapping the Great Lakes: Flood risk
-The highest predicted climate risk for the Great Lakes region is from heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding, which many cities have seen in recent years.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeDetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsOne DetroitPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWeathering the floods: Detroit neighborhood faces uncertain future due to climate change
-One Detroit visits the hard-hit Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood to learn about how climate change and flooding are impacting the area.
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Climate ChangeFeature HomepageGroundwater ContaminationInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsAmerica’s summer of floods: What cities can learn from today’s climate crises to prepare for tomorrow’s
-The recent floods provide case studies that can help cities everywhere manage the increasing risk.
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ChicagoClimate ChangeCoal Ash ProjectFeature HomepageGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinRising waters, sinking feeling: From the Great Lakes to the Ohio River, climate change puts coal ash impoundments at risk
-More frequent flooding multiplies the risk that coal ash will contaminate rivers, lakes and groundwater. Experts say the time to act is now.
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APClimate ChangeDrinking WaterGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisInfrastructureLeadMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsPFASResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsClimate-driven flooding poses well water contamination risks
-While many private wells provide safe water, the absence of regulation and treatment afforded by larger municipal systems may expose some users to health risks, from bacteria and viruses to chemicals and lead.
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AgricultureAPClimate ChangeDuluthIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureMinnesotaMunicipalitiesNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesNational Guard to help with northeastern Minnesota flooding
-Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday activated the National Guard to help control record flooding in areas of northeastern Minnesota.
