PURE Water Act Targets 4 Critical PFAS Dangers Facing Michigan Communities
The bipartisan PURE Water Act aims to remove PFAS from drinking water, providing federal funding to help Michigan and other states confront four critical contamination risks.
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Michigan PFAS Cleanup Deal Secures $1.15M in State-Funded Response
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel secured a decree mandating Domtar to clean PFAS-laden sludge at a Port Huron site, addressing public health concerns and facilitating statewide cleanup efforts through financial penalties and community transparency measures.
Michigan Pollution Reform – New Legislation Targets 24,000 Contaminated Sites
The Michigan Senate considers sweeping pollution reforms, with emotional testimony from PFAS victims and growing bipartisan calls to make polluters pay cleanup costs.
Michigan Pollution Law Overhaul Targets Polluters With Costly Cleanup Mandates
Michigan Senate and House Democrats introduce legislation to update cleanup rules, ensure transparency, and make polluters pay for contamination costs LANSING, Mich. — June 7, 2025 — A sweeping legislative package introduced this week by Michigan Senate and House Democrats seeks …
Michigan Drinking Water Week – When Was Your Well Last Tested?
Michigan’s Drinking Water Week emphasizes infrastructure upgrades, water safety, and citizen responsibility. Governor Whitmer highlights ongoing efforts to ensure clean water amidst concerns like arsenic contamination in private wells and the importance of testing.
Saginaw Bay Pollution – Alarmingly Contaminated For Over 37 Years
The EPA and the State of Michigan designated the entire region as a potential environmental disaster. The deterioration and pollution were so bad that the label of “Area of Concern” was slapped on the Saginaw Bay in 1987 and has not been lifted for 30 years. We examine what has happened in that time.
Study Finds High Levels of Forever Chemicals In Popular Great Lakes Sports Fish
Michigan – A shocking new study by the Environmental Working Group says that perfluorinated chemicals like PFAS and PFOS, (aka forever chemicals) are found in the freshwater fish that many sports fishermen the the Great Lakes region catch and eat. According …