Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016
Obama declares emergency in Michigan water crisis
President Obama declared a state of emergency in response to the water crisis in Flint, Mich., where thousands of residents have been exposed to toxic amounts of lead. The president’s action authorizes FEMA to “coordinate all disaster relief efforts which have the purpose of alleviating the hardship and suffering caused by the emergency” in Genesee County.
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Minnesota's aging water treatment plants and sewer systems will start getting some much needed improvements if Gov. Mark Dayton has his way. On Thursday, Dayton proposed a $220 million plan for water and sewer systems. It's the next step in a water quality agenda that the governor began last year.
A new study by the USGS confirms that most of the mercury in Lake Superior is coming from airborne deposition, mercury that floated around in the atmosphere before falling into the lake in rain and snow. The study used a new kind of “chemical fingerprinting,’’ comparing isotopes to determine the source of the mercury.
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NASA Glenn Research Center aims to fight toxic algae
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Study: Nitrogen triggers extra-toxic algal blooms in Lake Erie
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Water security is focus of UAE-hosted international summit
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Analysis: Requiring utilities to use renewables saves billions of dollars
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Canada's government set to speed up, double down on infrastructure
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Study: U.K. rains broke river flow record and climate change is to blame
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Price tag for cleaning up wastewater treatment in New Jersey could run to $17 billion
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Dead Sea, rising and falling, poses engineering challenge
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The crazy, brilliant plan for a huge hydropower plant in South America's driest desert
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Slew of water bills introduced ahead of New Mexico legislative session
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Toxic levels of chemicals found in European marine mammals
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Illinois starts recovery process as flood waters recede
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Lake Villa, Lindenhurst prepare for Lake Michigan water extension
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Rend Lake helps alleviate flooding in southern Illinois
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ISU researcher leads global study: Climate change impacting lakes at rapid rate
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Budget mess may keep Kankakee state park campgrounds closed
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Ohio Valley prepares for ‘River Sweep’
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Oh, deer! 9-point buck rescued from Springfield clarifier
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Gov. Dayton to convene water summit Feb. 27 in St. Paul
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State: Chemicals continue to decline in east metro drinking water
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Mille Lacs walleye woes dominate DNR forum
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Koochiching County commissioners question buffer legislation
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Crow Wing County Board: Mississippi conservation project moves forward
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Marilyn Bernhardson honored by MASWCD
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A month after Paris, Minn. ready to take 'bold action' on climate change
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State awards $6.2 million for pollution cleanup at 14 redevelopment sites
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Funding round to open soon for nonpoint source pollution projects
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Studies identify water quality problems, remedies for Coon Creek watershed
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2015 Aitkin County arsenic study complete
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Mankato cuts 2016 state bonding request by 90 percent
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Funding sought for Nashwauk-Keewatin-Lone Pine wastewater treatment facility
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CIRSSD seeks funding for mercury project
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St. Olaf farmland recognized for water quality
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EDUCATOR WEBINAR: How a high-tech Great Lakes map can get you and a student to San Diego
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Leech Lake 5-year management plan finalized
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Minnesota DNR becomes member of the Forest Stewardship Council
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Indiana launches nutrient reduction strategy
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Study: Lack of water use data could have environmental consequences
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Bloomington mayor outlines plans to address water quality
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New pipeline in Owensville to address nitrates in water
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Five finalists chosen for Indiana University's Grand Challenges research program
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Dillsboro student's artwork will appear on River Sweep T-shirts
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EPA chief visits Toledo area, promotes alternative energy
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Critics say proposed state rules would allow companies to harm streams, wetlands
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Spat over Lake Erie sediment dumping far from being settled
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Valley lawmakers propose new rules for injection wells
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Rain gardens planned in Clintonville to reduce stormwater runoff
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Pataskala receives passing marks for water quality
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Project will improve storm drainage in Northwood
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Sheffield Lake approved for loan; money will fix sewer line
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Flint water likely to take center stage at Gov. Snyder’s State of the State
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Michigan National Guard, FEMA help Flint amid water crisis
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Budget director: Flint water crisis impact unknown
Detroit News
Pediatrician to lead fight against Flint lead poisoning
Michigan Radio
Community fund ready to accept private contributions to help Flint kids
MLive.com
Flint water on legislative radar as news breaks of spike in Legionnaires' disease
AP
Museum commissions exhibit on science, history of Flint's water system in response to crisis
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What happened in Flint didn't occur in Bay County when water source changed
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Officials: Oakland County drinking water supply ‘pure, clean and uncontaminated’
Michigan Radio
Who will pay for Michigan's orphaned, contaminated sites?
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Oakland County water Resources Commissioner Jim Nash talks about water quality
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Independence Township board votes to cover sewer project grant funding shortfall
C & G Newspapers
Adapting to climate change in Michigan
Western Michigan University
WMU campus talks, exhibit focus on water as an essential global resource
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Zeeland high schoolers receive grant to carry on decade of wetland work
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Design by U-M art school lecturer chosen for Ann Arbor water tower
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Ford House grounds get greener
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Environmental groups push for tougher review of Waukesha diversion plan
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Tensions mount over Kewaunee County groundwater
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Gov. Walker promises 'science-based' groundwater solutions
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Treatment plants brace for stricter phosphorus limits
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New emergency generator at New London WWTP ready for use
River Falls Journal
UWRF offers engineering teen camp
Water: Think Again with Kaveh Madani
What can be done about the looming crisis of a global drought? Could water scarcity spark war as world leaders have already predicted? In this bold and hopeful TEDx talk, Kaveh Madani shares a different approach to the water crisis, one that promotes thinking and possibilities as fresh as clean water.
