Diversion
Minnesota delay imperils “getting Waukesha right”
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Request undermines impressive progress toward badly needed water stewardship win.
Water
Review: “Let There Be Water: Israel’s Solution for a Water-Starved World”
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Israel is a major player in the global water business whether in Asia, Africa, or the Lower Peninsula of Michigan.
Contaminants
Banned PCBs still haunt Great Lakes
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Study raises questions about whether enough is being done to eliminate emissions that can cause cancer and damage human immune and endocrine systems.
lakes/rivers/wetlands
Photo Friday: big boat brings big waves
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Watch as bystanders get caught in the Michipictoten’s wake as it arrives in the port of Duluth.
Podcasts
MSU scientist seeks more monitoring to protect our water
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Joan Rose, recent winner of the Stockholm Prize for water, discusses the difficulty and importance of measuring water quality worldwide.
Videos
Faces of Flint: St. John Vianney Catholic School students
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How the Flint water crisis has changed the lives of the city’s children, from their perspective.
Catch of the Day
Poll: Public perception divided on Great Lakes health trend
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About half identify pollution as the region’s greatest threat.
Podcasts
Faces of Flint: Family touts city’s pockets of promise
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The Herman family is still proud to call Flint their home.
Echo
Faces of Flint: Rapper Mama Sol uses music to uplift community
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WKAR’s Faces of Flint series kicks off with the story of hip hop artist Mama Sol, who was born and raised in the city of Flint. She’s using her music to uplift her hometown while it struggles to recover from the water crisis there.
Water
Great Lakes cities swallow streams
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Study shows Great Lakes are home to the largest collection of riverless urban areas.