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Speeding cleanup of pollution at ‘Areas of Concern’ on Wisconsin’s waterways
One target of the 2021 federal infrastructure package is a decades-long effort to remediate industrial contamination in five locations in Wisconsin where rivers and estuaries flow into the Great Lakes. Read the full story by PBS Wisconsin.
Rouge River receives funding for restoration
The Rouge River in metro Detroit, Michigan, is among the state’s environmental areas of concern that will receive significant funding for restoration projects. Read the full story by C&G Newspapers.
Stateside podcast: The Great Lakes are getting salty
University of Wisconsin researchers are seeing more and more salt in the Great Lakes — so much that the lakes’ ecosystems are starting to change. Read the full story by Michigan Radio.
Macomb County public works commissioner says EGLE ignores health of Great Lakes
A top infrastructure official from Macomb County in southeast Michigan is feuding with state environmental regulators over water protection, claiming the state is not doing enough to clean up sewage systems contaminated by pesticide runoff and drugs be…
EPA says Benton Harbor tap water filters are working properly
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says filters distributed by Michigan state and county health departments since 2018 to remove lead from tap water in Benton Harbor are working effectively. Read the full story by MLive.