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Wisconsin City Makes Its Case for Diversion of Great Lakes Water
Waukesha needs approval from the state’s Department of Natural Resources and all eight Great Lakes states’ governors before moving forward with its request. City officials in Waukesha, Wisconsin...
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Milwaukee-area Community Seeks to Tap Lake Michigan for Drinking Water
While Waukesha’s request will be the first major test of the Great Lakes Compact, the county supervisor opposes the plan. The city of Waukesha, Wisconsin will apply for permission from eight Great...
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Michigan Supreme Court Case Could Strengthen Protection of State’s Lakes,...
An environmental group’s legal victory in the fight to block the dumping of water from a contaminated site into a popular Michigan fly-fishing stream may provide stronger legal protections for lakes...
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Business vs. Environment: Ohio Governor Vetoes Lake Erie Water Withdrawal Bill
The highly controversial bill set the highest thresholds for water withdrawal permits in the Great Lakes region, sparking debate between environmentalists and businesses over the use of Lake Erie...
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In Great Lakes, Reports Offer Reassurance and Warnings About Oil Pipeline Safety
Three studies reach differing conclusions about the vulnerability of water and land Photo courtesy Michigan Department of Natural Resources Oil is cleaned off a bird at a animal rehabilitation center...
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Rio Tinto’s Michigan Nickel Mine Introduces Citizen Water Quality Testing...
Despite skepticism, company agrees to finance environmental monitoring at Eagle Mine Image © Codi Yeager-Kozacek / Circle of Blue The Lake Superior beach at Sand Point is still covered with stamp sands...
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Water Affordability Is A New Civil Rights Movement in the United States
Cost of water and sewer services is rising out of reach for hundreds of thousands of Americans. In August 2014, people rallied in Detroit to protest the cutting of water service to residents behind on...
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Water Sector Corruption Impedes Sustainable Development
Report asserts universal access to water and sanitation requires more transparency and accountability. A survey of 1,500 households in Delhi, India found that nearly 45 percent of the households...
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Crucible in Kashmir: India and Pakistan’s Struggle Over Water | PODCAST |
October 23, 2016 Tensions are heating up between India and Pakistan over key water sources in Kashmir, with India threatening to revoke the nearly 60-year-old Indus Water Treaty. Tune into a timely...
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Financiers Express Concern About Missouri River Pipeline Crossing
Conflict over water supplies and land makes investors nervous The Dakota Access Pipeline, a 1,200-mile, US$3.7 billion mega oil transport project under construction across the Great Plains, is 70...
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