A new report suggests Michigan and Ohio will fail to reduce nutrient runoff by 40 percent as agreed upon.
Lester Graham, Michigan Public
A guest author for Bridge Magazine.
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For Ann Arbor water managers, ongoing battle to keep toxic chemicals at bay
Outdated federal water laws and chemicals that were approved for industry without assessing for risk leave Ann Arbor and other communities struggling to ward off water contaminants before they foul drinking supplies.
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Report aims to prepare Great Lakes states for effects of climate change
Climate change is already affecting the Great Lakes. One group is urging Michigan, other Great Lakes states and Canadian provinces to coordinate efforts to make the Great Lakes basin more resilient to those changes.
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Broad support cited for expanding Michigan wetlands
Democrats and Republicans, hunters, fishers and birding groups want Michigan to invest $30 million in federal funds for wetlands to help reduce algal blooms in Lake Erie and Saginaw Bay.
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Bird flu has killed nearly 1,500 Caspian terns on Lake Michigan islands
The seabird, which feasts on alewifes in the Great Lakes, is thought to be particularly susceptible to spreading disease because they nest closely together.
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Humans help endangered piping plover chicks survive on Michigan beaches
Piping plovers are nesting in more places, and in slightly greater numbers.
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EPA: Two toxic hot spots in Michigan will take longer to clean up than many others in Great Lakes states
One of the biggest pollution cleanup efforts in the Great Lakes region is getting a boost.
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Five fixes for Michigan’s drinking water woes
The Great Lakes News Collaborative asked state and national experts how Michigan could break the cycle of underfunding and poor decision-making that has left water systems across Michigan in sorry shape.
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Short-changing Michigan local governments tied to deteriorating water systems
Towns across Michigan face increasingly desperate choices as they struggle to maintain their infrastructure – many of them with a shrinking number of taxpayers to foot the bill.
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Failing septic systems among the headaches in Michigan’s most pristine lakes
Septic systems are common around Elk Lake and many other lake communities. If they’re maintained, they usually manage to keep bacteria and viruses in check. But failing systems can allow contaminated water to seep into nearby bodies of water.