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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.
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Rising rates hurt the state’s poorest residents.
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As some rural towns lose population and government funds shrink, their drinking water systems are one failure away from crisis.
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The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department is starting a door-to-door campaign in April after they say that a growing number of residents have not been paying their bills.
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The Great Lakes Water Authority is planning to increase its wholesale rates starting this July.
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The filtered water system, called the Water Box, is made by a non-profit called 501CTHREE. Similar systems have been set up in Flint, during its water crisis.
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There was lead in the drinking water in 2018. There was lead in the water in 2019 and 2020. This summer, after a sixth round of testing, there was still…
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It’s just before 6 p.m. on a breezy Wednesday evening in Little Village, a neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side. Department of Water Management staffers…
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Health officials are asking people in Benton Harbor to run their water for at least five minutes before using any. That’s after nearly 50 homes in the…