Great Lakes Echo (https://greatlakesecho.org/category/water/page/28/)
Includes water quality, quantity and use.
That deluge of state pronouncements, announcements, advisories and denouncements about Flint water reflects a misperception that better PR is — if not a solution to the poisoning of a city, at least a priority deflection of too-slow-to-act criticisms and of the unfavorable and unwelcome international media attention the crisis continues to draw.
Environmentalists are raising alarms about a permit that would allow crude oil through a pair of 98 year old pipelines below the St. Clair River. Current State talks with attorney Liz Kirkwood from the group For Love of Water.
MSUToday’s Russ White speaks with Mona Hanna-Attisha.
Two satellite images from the Great Lakes region are competing in a March Madness style NASA competition this month.
Some have referred to the Flint River as “polluted” or “highly caustic,” but advocates for the watershed want to remind the public that the river is not the root of the crisis.
Current State talks with Dr. Marc Edwards, who was central in confirming a serious water problem in Flint and leads ongoing analysis that will determine when it’s safe to drink again.
Commentator Gary Wilson discusses February’s biggest environmental news stories.
Reporters from around the world have been writing about the Flint Water crisis. Current State hears what it’s like to be a Flint journalist covering it daily from the city from Flint Journal editor Bryn Mickle and reporter Ron Fonger.
From algae blooms to the Flint water crisis, problems show the EPA’s transition from optimism to arrogance regarding water quality in the Great Lakes.
Power of urban/rural and other partnerships key to MSU extension work, according to interim director.