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Michigan Environment Watch

Michigan Environment Watch examines how public policy, industry, and other factors interact with the state’s trove of natural resources.

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Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television and Michigan Radio work together to report on the most pressing threats to the Great Lakes region’s water. This independent journalism is supported by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.

You can find all of the collaborative’s stories here.

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Fifty years after the Clean Water Act put an end to flagrant pollution of America's waterways, the Great Lakes News Collaborative explores the act's successes and shortcomings. Read the series here.

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EPA promised to address environmental racism. Flint is still waiting

Residents have spent years trying and failing to get the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to enforce laws that could prevent communities of color from bearing the brunt of pollution. They had hope when President Joe Biden took office, but then nothing happened.