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Home » water infrastructure

Tag: water infrastructure

Water pipes
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‘I’m still not on board’: Can GLWA’s new pump station design win over Jefferson Chalmers?

Avatar photo by Ethan Bakuli March 20, 2025March 20, 2025

The Great Lakes Water Authority’s proposal for a five-story pump station in Detroit’s Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood, designed to blend with nearby structures, faces opposition from residents calling for better community engagement and information sharing.

Gerald Patton, Jefferson Chalmers resident, looks at construction outside his home.
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Jefferson Chalmers residents say they were left out of GLWA’s $138M pump station project

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Ethan Bakuli and Nina Misuraca Ignaczak March 19, 2025March 20, 2025
Southwest Detroit water main break
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Climate change could trigger more water main breaks like Southwest Detroit disaster

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt March 5, 2025March 5, 2025
DTE ENERGY
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What we’re reading: DTE scrutinized for executive bonuses amid outages

Avatar photo by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak October 16, 2024October 16, 2024
A fallen electrical pole lays across a road. The DTE outage was caused by a violent summer storm
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What we’re reading: Over 365,000 Michiganders lose power during one of summer’s hottest weeks.

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt August 29, 2024September 19, 2024
PFAS in Metro Detroit's fish
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Metro Detroit’s water, air, and food under PFAS threat

Avatar photo by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak June 26, 2024February 8, 2025
A close up of rain drops splashing into the water collecting in a short, wide wooden barrel.
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Watershed councils collaborate to change infrastructure from gray to green 

Avatar photo by Capital News Service June 20, 2024June 20, 2024
Green grass leads to a dock on a lake.
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Dams may power a stop to harmful algal blooms in urban lakes, expert says

Avatar photo by Capital News Service June 18, 2024June 18, 2024
A sign that reads "City of Detroit Water and Sewerage" sits on the street as water runs along the curb.
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Wastewater surveillance reveals pathogens in Detroit’s population, helping monitor and predict disease outbreaks since 2017

Avatar photo by The Conversation June 12, 2024June 12, 2024
Four people work to stabilize a pole in the ground.
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Beaver Island takes early steps to test wave energy in its waters

Avatar photo by Izzy Ross, IPR June 12, 2024June 12, 2024

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