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Tag: water infrastructure

Water bottles discarded on the floor in a puddle.
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Michigan bottlers still get free water, despite governor’s tough talk

Avatar photo by ProPublica June 6, 2024June 6, 2024
Water fills a street littered with garbage bags and trash in front of a house
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Michigan AG to sue fossil fuel companies over climate damage

Avatar photo by Izzy Ross, IPR May 14, 2024May 17, 2024
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What we’re reading: Clark Park revival, water bill help, and fixing Michigan’s lead pipes

Avatar photo by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak May 9, 2024May 16, 2024
A person uses a hose to fill up a tub of water
Posted inNews

Ten years after the Flint Water Crisis, distrust and anger linger

Avatar photo by ProPublica May 6, 2024May 8, 2024
Posted inCommunity

Meet the man who has been cleaning the Rouge River for 35 years

Avatar photo by Zach Lassen May 2, 2024May 7, 2025
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What we’re reading: A 10-year Flint water anniversary, resistance to DTE expansion and Michigan’s watershed report card

Avatar photo by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak April 25, 2024April 25, 2024
Cup of drinking water appears from a high apartment window with Detroit in the background.
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A Detroit renter’s quest for drinking water clarity

Avatar photo by Meghan Rutigliano April 18, 2024July 19, 2024
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GLWA’s $138 million flood prevention project sparks outrage in Jefferson Chalmers

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt April 5, 2024March 18, 2025
A map of the 1939 Home Owners’ Loan Corporation of metropolitan Detroit that shows formerly redlined areas that now experience disproportionate flooding.
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OPINION: How ghost streams and redlining’s legacy lead to unfairness in flood risk, in Detroit and elsewhere

Avatar photo by The Conversation March 19, 2024March 21, 2024
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How Detroit’s ‘ghost’ streams can be a threat today

by Jena Brooker, BridgeDetroit January 19, 2024January 19, 2024

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