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Some communities in Michigan opt out of fluoridation
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Even as community water systems are praised by the state for maintaining fluoride levels, others are still holding out.
Water
Can a bottled water royalty help preserve the Great Lakes?
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Michigan residents would pay 3 to 6 cents more for a bottle of water under a plan to sustain Great Lakes water improvements.
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Grand Rapids plans to restore its namesake — rapids
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After nearly a century and a half, river restoration projects may bring back the rapids that once characterized Grand Rapids, Michigan and provide environmental and economic boosts to the city.
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Drinking water filters eyed as better option to testing in Michigan schools and day care centers
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Children’s health advocates are pushing to install drinking water filters in Michigan schools and child care centers to protect them from lead poisoning.
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Great Lakes algae threatens air quality
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Toxins from harmful algal blooms are known to pollute water, but now researchers are looking at how they harm Great Lakes air.
Echo
A new EPA app aims to help track water quality at beaches
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A new Environmental Protection Agency mobile app will help communities track water quality at their beaches.
Contaminants
Tsunamis caused by air pressure could resuspend Great Lakes contaminants
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Meteotsunamis also threaten the ecosystem by increasing erosion and releasing contaminants within sediments.
Water
Rapids return means fish returns
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Restoring one of the rapids on the St. Marys River is helping diverse fish species recover in the river that connects lakes Superior and Huron, according to a recent study.
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Removal fund covers up to 10% of Wisconsin’s private lead pipes needing replacement
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Local officials predict it’s enough to fund three years worth of work.
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University gives St. Marys River clean, green boost
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High school and community groups will help implement a $250,000 project to prevent pollution from flowing into the river from a new water research center to be built on contaminated soils at Lake Superior State University.