Lake Michigan

Government is Scaling Back Water Quality Protections. Surfers are Picking up the Slack.Government is Scaling Back Water Quality Protections. Surfers are Picking up the Slack.

Government is Scaling Back Water Quality Protections. Surfers are Picking up the Slack.

Photo: A surfer rides a wave against the industrial backdrop of Lake Michigan. (Credit: Mike Killion/Courtesy of Surfrider) Decades ago,…

5 years ago
Why our water rates are surging – and why black and poor suburbs pay moreWhy our water rates are surging – and why black and poor suburbs pay more

Why our water rates are surging – and why black and poor suburbs pay more

Same Lake, Unequal Rates Lake Michigan water rates have been surging throughout the Chicago region in recent years, squeezing low-income…

5 years ago
State chips in money for project to try to “destroy” PFAS in wastewaterState chips in money for project to try to “destroy” PFAS in wastewater

State chips in money for project to try to “destroy” PFAS in wastewater

Photo: The sample room at the Grand Rapids wastewater treatment facility. DUSTIN DWYER / MICHIGAN RADIO The swirling liquid rushes…

5 years ago
U.S. Supreme Court won’t change Indiana ruling: Lake Michigan’s shoreline belongs to all HoosiersU.S. Supreme Court won’t change Indiana ruling: Lake Michigan’s shoreline belongs to all Hoosiers

U.S. Supreme Court won’t change Indiana ruling: Lake Michigan’s shoreline belongs to all Hoosiers

Photo: Homes along Lake Shore Drive in Long Beach are shown in this May 2017 file photo. The U.S. Supreme…

6 years ago

Wisconsin DNR Sets Hearing on Foxconn Water Diversion

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has scheduled a public hearing on Racine officials' request to pull 7 million gallons…

7 years ago
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