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A legislative plan to make water rates affordable for all, the mild weather's impact on winter tourism, and a Detroit architect makes history
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Local officials and Democrats in the Michigan Legislature are calling for a state fund to help low-income households avoid water service shutoffs.
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Democrats aim to get Michigan's environmental agency more power over water quality issues, AI helps to uncover Great Lakes history, and reframing the Israel and Gaza conflict.
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The record setting marijuana boom in MI, a famous water tower, a Detroit custom suit shop, and a Southeast MI hip hop artist.
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The tiny, low-income city of 8,900 residents owes the Great Lakes Water Authority more than $20 million after not paying water bills for years. A $20.4 million allocation in the proposed Michigan Department of Health and Human Services budget would help the city pay it off.
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Outdated federal water laws and chemicals that were approved for industry without assessing for risk leave Ann Arbor and other communities struggling to ward off water contaminants before they foul drinking water supplies.
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"Several thousand gallons" of liquid containing hexavalent chromium have spilled into the Huron River. State regulators are urging people not to play in or drink from the river until further notice.
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The quality of Michigan's water infrastructure and the consequences of failure, while still real and apparent, are no longer being ignored.
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The Great Lakes News Collaborative asked state and national experts how Michigan could break the cycle of underfunding and poor decision-making that has left water systems across Michigan in sorry shape.
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Customers get cheaper, cleaner water when communities share the cost of infrastructure. But Michigan's experience shows how political conflicts and logistical challenges can complicate the math.