The Great Lakes region is blessed with an abundance of water. But water quality, affordability, and aging water infrastructure are vulnerabilities that have been ignored for far too long. In this series, members of the Great Lakes News Collaborative, Michigan Radio, Bridge Michigan, Great Lakes Now, and Circle of Blue, explore what it might take to preserve and protect this precious resource.
This independent journalism is supported by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit heard from Canadian company Enbridge and the state of Michigan on the state's effort to shut down Enbridge's Line 5. -
There’s an in-person training session in Muskegon on April 25 and 26, and a virtual session on April 30. -
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has been targeted in the most recent round of federal firings.Of the hundreds of NOAA staff who were fired on Thursday, eight were from the Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab in Ann Arbor. -
The Great Lakes Water Authority's board voted to increase rates to its wholesale customer communities by the largest margin in years. Water rates will go up nearly 6%, while sewer rates will increase by 4.5% starting in July. -
Mike Siefkes, director of sea lamprey control, and Lindsey Haskin, director of The Fish Thief, discuss the impact of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. -
More than a decade after the Flint Water Crisis, another lawsuit has been settled. This one with the engineering company Veolia North American (VNA). -
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed legislation that to encourage large data centers in Michigan. Environmental groups are raising concerns over the centers’ needs for water, land, and electricity. -
The Arctic grayling fish was nearly wiped out in Michigan a century ago as a result of logging, overfishing, and invasive species. Using native Alaska Arctic grayling, Michigan is reintroducing the fish. -
President Donald Trump pulled a Biden administration plan to set effluent limits on PFAS. Michigan currently has PFAS regulations for drinking water supplies in place, though they are currently being challenged in court. -
A new study found that fish-eating water birds in some contaminated areas of the Great Lakes region experience negative health impacts, particularly related to growth and development.
