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Some Michigan Water Systems Are Overbuilt, Underfunded. Are Mergers The Answer?
May 11, 2022 /0 Comments/in Great Lakes, Water News /by Circle BlueCustomers get cheaper, cleaner water when communities share the cost of infrastructure.
Short-Changing Michigan Local Governments Has Resulted in Deteriorating Water Systems and Other Services
May 9, 2022 /0 Comments/in Great Lakes, Water News /by Circle BlueMany of Michigan’s 1,773 cities, villages, and townships are reaching a water infrastructure crisis point.
Michigan’s Lack of Septic System Regulations is Causing Problems for Some of its Most Pristine Lakes
May 4, 2022 /0 Comments/in Great Lakes, Water News /by Circle BlueFailing systems can allow contaminated water to seep through the earth into nearby bodies of water.
Michigan’s 20th Century Water Systems Too Big For Its Shrinking City Populations
May 3, 2022 /0 Comments/in Great Lakes /by Circle BlueCities around the Great Lakes region struggle with the cost of water maintenance and operation as their populations decline.
Many Rural Towns Have Neglected Drinking Water Systems for Decades
May 3, 2022 /0 Comments/in Great Lakes, Water News /by Circle BlueAs some rural towns lose population and government funds shrink, some drinking water systems are one failure away from crisis.
Water Woes Loom for Michigan Suburbs, Towns After Decades of Disinvestment
May 3, 2022 /0 Comments/in Great Lakes /by Circle BlueMichigan cities rich and poor, big and small have been delaying maintenance on their water systems for decades. Now, even wealthy towns are suffering the consequences of past reluctance to pay for water system upkeep.
Great Lakes News Collaborative Examines Water’s True Cost
April 27, 2022 /0 Comments/in Great Lakes, Water News /by Circle BlueAn Encroaching Desert Intensifies Nigeria’s Farmer-Herder Crisis
April 14, 2022 /0 Comments/in Water News, WEF /by Circle BlueHow climate change and human activity are driving violence between farming and pastoralist communities.
Perspective | Water is the New Carbon
April 7, 2022 /0 Comments/in Water News, WEF /by Circle BlueGlobal water security is increasingly threatened. Accounting for water use and risk ought to have the same urgency with which we address carbon.
Coming Soon: FRESH
March 31, 2022 /0 Comments/in Fresh /by Circle BlueTwo countries, eight states, five lakes — and 84 percent of the continent’s surface fresh water. As water crises beset North America, all eyes are on the Great Lakes and the leaders, systems, and rules that govern them. Let Circle of Blue reporters guide you through the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories […]
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