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In Flooded Michigan Neighborhoods, Who Should Pay For Sea Walls?
/in Water News/by Circle BlueWho should pay to stop the floodwaters?
Some Cities Are Turning to Natural Infrastructure to Deal With Extreme Rain Events
/in Great Lakes/by Circle BlueClimate change in the Great Lakes region means more intense storms. Already some towns are finding they’re flooding where they never have before. One city in Michigan is finding the solution is nature.
America’s Drinking Water Is Surprisingly Easy to Poison
/in Water News/by Circle BlueExperts say the sorts of rudimentary vulnerabilities revealed in the hacking of a water treatment plant in Oldsmar, Florida are common among America’s 151,000 public water systems.
Wetlands Can Help Prevent Property Damage and Save Lives During Floods
/in Great Lakes/by Circle BlueSome experts say there’s a way to reduce the effects of floods in the future: more wetland areas.
Michigan Is On Thin Ice. Get Used To It, Climate Experts Say
/in Water News/by Circle BlueLong-term, warming temperatures in Michigan could bring far more widespread and lasting challenges by destroying key northern ecosystems.
PFAS in the House: Are Toxic “Forever Chemicals” a Steady Drip in This Reporter’s Home?
/in Water News/by Circle Blue“PFAS in the House” was produced by Great Lakes Now/Detroit Public TV, in partnership with Type Investigations. This article was also co-published in Consumer Reports and The Guardian. After spending several months reporting on the PFAS crisis, an alarming realization hit — taco night might be poisoning me. I learned that the type of nonstick pans that I used […]
Too Few Farmers are Curbing Pollution in Lake Erie. Should They be Forced?
/in WEF/by Circle BlueAs climate change complicates Lake Erie’s algae problem, scientists say farmers must do far more to reduce phosphorus runoff. But will enough farmers change their ways without a government mandate?
Michigan Dams Need ‘Immediate Attention’ to Prevent Next Failure
/in Water News/by Circle BlueMichigan’s aging dams require “comprehensive and immediate attention” to avoid future tragedies like last summer’s Midland-area dam failures, a state task force has determined.
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