Water
Volunteer water monitoring program seeks new support
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Unless the Michigan legislature passes the governor’s proposed landfill fee bump, a program that’s recruited volunteers to test streams and lakes for 40 years will be terminated in 2019.
pollution
Pollution changing fish at 16 sites in three rivers reaching the Great Lakes
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A river that once caught fire is once again among those under the microscope for pollution pouring into the Great Lakes, researchers say.
Nearshore
Where the Great Lakes Compact ends and Wisconsin law begins
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Why the Waukesha and Foxconn water diversions involve different rules.
Homepage Featured
Drink up? Depends on where you live
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When it comes to water, the contaminants you drink depend on where you live. Lead gets the most headlines, but there are problems with arsenic, nitrate and volatile organic compounds.
Podcasts
Wisconsin factory sparks concern for Great Lakes water use
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Construction crews are already laying water pipe in the Village of Mount Pleasant, about five miles from Lake Michigan.
Echo
Former Great Lakes exec campaigns for “holistic” approach to water issues
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Cameron Davis’ world has changed dramatically in the past year since leaving the U.S. EPA.
Water
Grassroots water advocates, Midwest cities at odds on lead
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Two years after Flint’s lead in drinking water issues finally boiled over and hit the national spotlight, emotions continue to run high on the topic.
Art
Video game pipeline attack generates Great Lakes controversy
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Thunderbird Strike, a video game with an environmental message, has come under fire from petroleum advocates.
Art
Is Thunderbird Strike a fun learning tool or an ecoterrorist’s version of Angry Birds?
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Do the negative claims leveled at the video game Thunderbird Strike hold up? Or does its environmental message hold weight?
Green Gavel
Realtor fined for hiding lead paint information
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A family bought a house in April 2014. In September 2015, their child was diagnosed with lead poisoning.