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Algae Blooms

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

by Keith Schneider September 15, 2022April 14, 2025

Algae Blooms

Farms in Six Southeast Michigan Counties Are Major Sources of Lake Erie Toxic Blooms

by Keith Schneider September 13, 2022April 14, 2025

Algae Blooms

Danger Looms Where Toxic Algae Blooms

by Keith Schneider September 8, 2022April 14, 2025

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

by Audrey Whitaker August 10, 2022February 21, 2025

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Will Michigan Farmers Voluntarily Help Reduce Phosphorus Loading into Lake Erie?

by Lester Graham July 26, 2022March 7, 2025

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Even in Canada, Where Water Prices Are Low, Aging Infrastructure and Rising Costs are a Problem

by Circle of Blue May 31, 2022March 7, 2025

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Great Lakes

Water’s True Cost: In Photos

by Circle Blue May 23, 2022February 28, 2025

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Great Lakes

Five Fixes for Michigan’s Drinking Water Woes

by Circle of Blue May 16, 2022March 4, 2025

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Michigan’s ‘Very Big Opportunity’ in Infrastructure Windfall

by Brett Walton May 11, 2022March 4, 2025

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Some Michigan Water Systems Are Overbuilt, Underfunded. Are Mergers The Answer?

by Kelly House May 11, 2022March 4, 2025

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High Cost of Water Hits Home

by Brett Walton May 10, 2022March 4, 2025

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Short-Changing Michigan Local Governments Has Resulted in Deteriorating Water Systems and Other Services

by Lester Graham May 9, 2022March 4, 2025

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Executive Order Puts Oldest Polluting Coal Plants Back in Action

Emergency orders are keeping obsolete coal plants running, raising costs and prolonging toxic pollution.

April 2, 2026April 2, 2026

‘We’re harvesting the sun’: A huge solar project grows in California

A sweeping plan to build 21 gigawatts of solar plus batteries on 136,000 acres could be a lifeline for Central Valley farmers facing devastating water shortages.

March 31, 2026March 31, 2026

EPA Reversal Opens the Door to More Mercury Pollution

Federal pollution exemptions for coal plants reverse decades of progress on toxic air and water pollution.

March 25, 2026March 27, 2026

Global Collapse of Migratory Freshwater Fish Drives Calls for Transboundary Cooperation

New report finds 81 percent population decline since 1970, reflecting broader deterioration of river health worldwide

March 24, 2026

The Great Lakes Are Wasting a Massive Source of Clean Energy

Huge potential gains from using waste heat from sewers, data centers, and power plants.

March 19, 2026April 1, 2026

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

Farms in Six Southeast Michigan Counties Are Major Sources of Lake Erie Toxic Blooms

Danger Looms Where Toxic Algae Blooms

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

Will Michigan Farmers Voluntarily Help Reduce Phosphorus Loading into Lake Erie?

Even in Canada, Where Water Prices Are Low, Aging Infrastructure and Rising Costs are a Problem

Water’s True Cost: In Photos

Five Fixes for Michigan’s Drinking Water Woes

Michigan’s ‘Very Big Opportunity’ in Infrastructure Windfall

Some Michigan Water Systems Are Overbuilt, Underfunded. Are Mergers The Answer?

High Cost of Water Hits Home

Short-Changing Michigan Local Governments Has Resulted in Deteriorating Water Systems and Other Services

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