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The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; and Michigan Radio, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
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Huron County OPP charged a Huron East resident with impaired driving offences following complaints of alcohol consumption on a beach in Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh. According to an OPP media release, police were contacted by concerned citizens around 4:50 p.m. on Aug. 20 reporting people drinking alcohol on the beach at the end of Zion Road. Police say […]
Drinking Water News Roundup: Minnesota’s salty water problem, aging infrastructure affects taste, Pennsylvania grants
From lead pipes to PFAS, drinking water contamination is a major issue plaguing cities and towns all around the Great Lakes. Cleaning up contaminants and providing safe water to everyone is an ongoing public health struggle.
Keep up with drinking water-related developments in the Great Lakes area.
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Indiana:
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The Mayfair Ukulele Band out of Lucknow headed to New Brunswick on its Try a Little Kindness Tour the second week in June and were met with nothing but kindness during the excursion. Stationed in Millville, N.B., the band played concerts for several nursing homes around the area. They were very well received by the […]
Five fixes for Michigan’s drinking water woes
By Natasha Blakely, Great Lakes Now; Lester Graham, Michigan Radio; Kelly House, Bridge Michigan; Brett Walton, Circle of Blue
This story is part of “Water’s True Cost,” a series by the Great Lakes News Collaborative focused on the rising cost of water in Michigan and the various causes leading to the state of water systems today.