Water
Great Lakes breweries look to conserve region’s water
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It typically takes between seven and 12 gallons of water to produce one gallon of beer.
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It typically takes between seven and 12 gallons of water to produce one gallon of beer.
In March, the U.S. EPA issued a new rule clarifying its jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act. Environmentalists praise it as a way to close loopholes for water polluters, but farm bureaus across the country say it goes too far and could hurt the agricultural industry.
The American Society of Civil Engineers estimates that Michigan will need to invest around $15-billion in its drinking and waste water systems over the next 20 years.
Eighty-eight Michigan dams have a high hazard status. More than 90 percent of state’s dams by 2020 will be older than 50.
Last summer’s Toledo water woes is a warning to the entire Great Lakes community.
Blood and urine of volunteers were tested for PCBs, pesticides, mercury, lead and cadmium as part of federal health study.
A lot of sci-fi movies and books feature robots that look like people.
It’s an aerial defense of human health.
The fake reports caused the re-inspection of 95 wells in the Allegheny National Forest.
For today’s Great Lakes Month in Review, we talk about a summit on water resources led by the region’s mayors and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s update to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.