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The 1972 Clean Water Act and a 1990 amendment help safeguard the Great Lakes, but challenges remain.
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Federal protections for many wetlands have been removed. Some states have laws to protect those wetlands, but some are stronger than others.
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A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision changed rules for wetland protection. We talked about what that means for Michigan’s waterways. Also, we heard about a cheating scandal that rocked the walleye fishing community. Plus, how the state is working to loop folks in on some major changes to Medicaid.
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The U.S. EPA proposes federal baseline water quality standards for lakes and streams on reservations.
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Michigan is the only U.S. state without a statewide septic code. Hundreds of thousands of leaking septic systems foul Michigan's waters.
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Thanks to the Clean Water Act, the Rouge is no longer a dumping ground for industrial waste. But its gains are fragile and incomplete with contaminants still soiling the river bottom and the fish that returned to its waters.
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Heavy industrial activity has been operating along parts of the Detroit and Rouge rivers for decades. The legacy it's left is up to 5.1 million cubic meters of contaminated sediment.
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The Clean Water Act called for waterways to be fishable and swimmable. A report shows the U.S. EPA and states are only half way there.
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Robert Massey, the president of Oil Chem, Inc. in Flint, has pleaded guilty to a charge of violating the Clean Water Act.Massey had a permit from the city…
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Last week, the Trump administration revealed it would be repealing the Clean Water Rule, also called the Waters of the United States Act. Now, activists…