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Tag: drinking water

Lake Erie algal bloom near Toledo drinking water intake in 2014.
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Funding slashed for Great Lakes research: Will algal blooms go unchecked?

Avatar photo by ProPublica May 6, 2025May 6, 2025

Great Lakes scientists are sounding the alarm as the Trump administration imposes deep cuts on environmental research, threatening public safety from toxic algal blooms.

BASF Wyandotte plant
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BASF Detroit River pollution: Environmental regulators discuss remedy for contaminated groundwater

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt May 1, 2025May 1, 2025
Hamilton Avenue in Highland Park on a sunny day.
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Highland Park residents face boil water advisories as city replaces century-old pipes

Avatar photo by Ethan Bakuli April 10, 2025April 11, 2025
St. Clair River and Blue Water Bridge
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St. Clair River oil spill doesn’t threaten Michigan, officials say

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt March 31, 2025March 31, 2025
Faucet and water glass
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What we’re reading: DWSD proposes 3.5% rate hike

Avatar photo by Dustin Blitchok March 26, 2025March 26, 2025
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GOP fights federal lead mandate as new Michigan rules expose more communities at risk

Avatar photo by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak February 13, 2025March 17, 2025
Metro Detrit PFAS drinking water
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PFAS detected in Metro Detroit’s water supplies

Avatar photo by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak June 26, 2024February 8, 2025

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