Tag: Michigan
PFAS Roundup: Wisconsin PFAS remediation funds still frozen due to partisan divide | Great Lakes Now
Last week, Eau Claire, Wisconsin finally broke ground on a $20 million PFAS removal facility. The previous year, the city filed a lawsuit against multiples chemical manufacturers, demanding they cleanup after more than half of the city’s wells shutdown in 2021 due to contamination. However, many other municipalities across Wisconsin remain in a state of limbo.
As Consumers mulls selling 13 dams, some in Michigan fear another disaster | Bridge Michigan
As it looks to exit the unprofitable hydropower business, Consumers is mulling offers from a handful of potential buyers. But hydro watchdogs warn that cut-rate sales of aging dams often come with hidden public costs….
Michigan plans $14.97 minimum wage by 2028 — but seeks court clarity first | Bridge Michigan
Michigan would start court-ordered minimum wage hikes at $12.48 an hour next year under an âintended approach,â the state said in a motion asking Supreme Court justices for clarity on their earlier ruling….
A vexing to-do list for Michigan’s Gretchen Whitmer | Bridge Michigan
As the governor, now a rising Democratic star, finishes out her final term, key populist pledges have been unfulfilled and her presidential resume is still being written….
Points North: Frankenfish | Great Lakes Now
By Patrick Shea, Dan Wanschura and Morgan Springer
Points North is a biweekly podcast about the land, water and inhabitants of the Great Lakes.
This episode was shared here with permission from Interlochen Public Radio.
Lake trout are on life support in Lake Michigan.