Ongoing Battle to Keep Toxic Chemicals at Bay

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Outdated federal water laws and chemicals that were approved for industry without assessing for risk leave Ann Arbor and other communities struggling to ward off water contaminants before they foul drinking supplies.

Road Salt, A Stealthy Pollutant, Is Damaging Michigan Waters

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Rivers and lakes are becoming saltier while law and practice limit effective responses.

Lake Erie’s Failed Algae Strategy Hurts Poor Communities the Most

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Algae blooms are hiking the cost of water for people already struggling to pay their bills.

In A Year of Water Quality Reckoning, National Imperative is Impeded

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Law and policy treat farms as special class of polluter.

Danger Looms Where Toxic Algae Blooms

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Billions spent on strategies to limit nutrient pollution that don’t work.

Two Generations and $70 Million Later, Muskegon Lake Is Restored

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Cleared of pollution and debris, Muskegon again sees lake as…

Five Fixes for Michigan’s Drinking Water Woes

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The Great Lakes News Collaborative asked state and national experts how Michigan could break the cycle of underfunding and poor decision-making that has left water systems across Michigan in sorry shape.