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 downtown office for the Sault Sainte Marie Tribe of the Chippewa Indians Fisheries Management Program is a simple, small two-story brick building. But… -
If humans continue to release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere at current rates, we should be prepared to say goodbye to ice-covered winters on the… -
Hope is waning for those who hoped to stick an ice shanty on Little Traverse Bay this winter. The same goes for nearby Torch and Elk lakes, two large… -
It’s the first month of a 20-year effort to replace every lead service line connecting a Michigan home to a public water supply. Already, Jeff Lampi is… -
As volunteers loaded her trunk with cases of bottled water Thursday at the RL Jones Community Outreach Center, a weekly ritual that involves waiting for… -
In its 2021 budget, Congress included millions for lead testing in schools, where children are still exposed to the toxic metal.The federal appropriations… -
Michigan residents who are behind on their water bills will soon be getting some relief.The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services will… -
The Canadian pipeline company Enbridge Energy has been eager to show news media its new Enbridge Straits Maritime Operations Center in Mackinaw City. Its… -
Farms housing thousands of animals are one of several sources contaminating the Pine River and dividing a mid-Michigan community.Murray Borrello, wearing…
