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The Year in Water, 2022

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The Year in Water, 2022. Sharpening the Shark’s Teeth By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – December 13, 2022. If climate change is a shark, attendees will say, then water is the shark’s teeth. The strength of the shark’s teeth and the breadth of the bite were on full display in 2022. Disasters are horrific and noteworthy.

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Short-Changing Michigan Local Governments Has Resulted in Deteriorating Water Systems and Other Services

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It means that vulnerable systems are even more at risk in a changing climate. By Lester Graham, Michigan Radio – May 9, 2022. of the village’s Department of Public Works, a one-man operation, explained. In some communities, this means water bills that residents can’t afford or water that’s unsafe to drink.

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Five Fixes for Michigan’s Drinking Water Woes

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Five Fixes for Michigan’s Drinking Water Woes The Great Lakes News Collaborative asked state and national experts how Michigan could break the cycle of underfunding and poor decision-making that has left water systems across Michigan in sorry shape. It means that vulnerable systems are even more at risk in a changing climate.

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French company to coordinate carbon capture project in Brazil

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in 2022 References: Gigantic sleaze scandal winds up as former Elf oil chiefs are jailed - Total to pay $15 mln to settle US false claims case Six Texas Oil Refineries Are Among the Nation’s Worst Benzene Polluters, Data Shows Total to pay $2.9 Yet in 2021, it was the second largest emitter of benzene, releasing 15.82

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Lake Erie’s Failed Algae Strategy Hurts Poor Communities the Most

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September 20, 2022 . The expansion of industrial-scale farming in the basin, plus rainstorms made worse by climate change, have caused the blooms to surge in recent years. Some interventions are making the problem worse. “How can we trust people who are making deals with farmers, without also making mandates to protect us?”

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Michigan’s ‘Very Big Opportunity’ in Infrastructure Windfall

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It means that vulnerable systems are even more at risk in a changing climate. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – May 11, 2022. In a 15-year career, Kelly Green has worked at the junction of finance and infrastructure, helping to convert state and federal dollars to provide clean drinking water and keep sewage out of waterways.

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Some Michigan Water Systems Are Overbuilt, Underfunded. Are Mergers The Answer?

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It means that vulnerable systems are even more at risk in a changing climate. Kelly House, Bridge Michigan – May 11, 2022. It doesn’t make a whole lot of sense for consumers.”. In some communities, this means water bills that residents can’t afford or water that’s unsafe to drink.

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