November 7, 2019 This week: Martin Luther King III Visits Flint and Detroit to Address Water Justice +Pipeline Company Lacks Insurance to Cover Great Lakes Oil Spill+ Ohio Women Leaders Discuss Water + High Lead Levels Found in Canada’s Drinking Wate + Share your thoughts about the health of the Great Lakes with the International […]
Read MoreOctober 25, 2019 This week: U.S. EPA Releases Great Lakes Restoration Action Plan 3 + Water Affordability Discussed at All About Water Convening + Perch Supply Short in Wisconsin + Surfs Up on the Great Lakes U.S. EPA Releases Great Lakes Restoration Action Plan 3 Released on Tuesday, the Great Lakes Restoration Action Plan 3 contains federal […]
Read MoreOctober 18, 2019 This week: WI Tribe Says No to Lease and Money for Pipeline + Radio Show Highlights Ohio’s Drinking Water Threats + Ontario Marina Installs Waste System that Removes Micro-Plastics Wisconsin Tribe Says No to Lease and Money for Pipeline Awhile ago we shared that the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa sued […]
Read MoreOctober 11, 2019 This week: Great Lakes Loses Advocate Lee Botts at age 91 + Solar Energy Lighting Up Detroit Homes + Students Release Lake Sturgeon Fingerlings to Lake Ontario + No Strategy to Test Animals or Alert the Public Regarding Contaminated Milk Great Lakes Loses Advocate Lee Botts Lee Botts, a true Great Lakes advocate passed away this […]
Read MoreOctober 3, 2019 This week: Worrisome PFAS Levels Found in Drinking Water Supplies from Lake Erie + Oil Pipeline Denied Water Certification + Plastics as Part of Our Geology Worrisome PFAS Levels Found in Drinking Water Supplies from Lake Erie Two municipal drinking water systems in Michigan, Monroe and Frenchtown test results found PFOS at 16 […]
Read MoreOur laws have not kept up with drinking water impacts. Lead contamination highlights the breakdowns in how our drinking water is tested and the systemic problems with regulations and our government systems. Harmful algal blooms threaten drinking water safety in several locations. The cost of water continues to increase, placing a much higher burden on […]
Read MoreSeptember 19, 2019 This week: Menominee Tribal Chair Requests Michigan Governor to Revisit Permits for Risky Mine + Two Mining Permits Suspended in MN Court of Appeals + Cold Water Fish Habitat Decreases as a Result of Climate Change + More Menominee Tribal Chair Requests Michigan Governor to Revisit Permits for Risky Mine Douglas Cox, Tribal […]
Read MoreSeptember 13, 2019 This week: Bill Introduced to Extend Prosecutions Connected to Flint Water Crisis + Toxicologist’s Tips for Parents Regarding PFAS in Drinking Water + Restoration Investments Generate Economic Benefits Bill Introduced to Extend Prosecutions Connected to Flint Water Crisis A bill was recently introduced in the Michigan House and Senate that would extend […]
Read MoreSeptember 6, 2019 This week: Five Counties Adopt Resolution to Support Tunnel under Straits + Ohio Chamber Rewriting Ohio Law to Revoke Lake Erie Bill of Rights + Freshwater Future’s Testing Program Identifies Forever Chemical – PFAS – in Drinking Water Near Seneca Lake, New York + Canada and Ontario Teaming up for the Health […]
Read MoreAugust 29th, 2019 This week: Johnson Controls Allocates $140 Million for PFAS Clean-Up + Lake Erie Flooding in the Chatham-Kent, Ontario Area + Five Tribes Consider Legal Options to Decommission Line 5 Johnson Controls Allocates $140 Million for PFAS Clean-Up Clean-up funds to address the pollution of groundwater from fire fighting foamsby Tyco Fire Products […]
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