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Consumer prices are going up in virtually every sector of our lives, including safe and accessible water. WEMU's David Fair checked in with Jen Read, Director of the Michigan Water Center at the U of M Graham Sustainability Institute, to discuss the myriad of efforts underway to make policy that treats access to safe and affordable water as a right instead of a privilege.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s 4th State of the State Address is in the books, and she is shifting focus to the new state budget and her re-election…
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There a number of threats to the health and safety of drinking water in Ann Arbor, and there are some major decisions to be made in the near future. The…
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Gardening season is in full swing, and folks are ready to buy the essentials, such as natural fertilizers. Yet, buyers should beware. A national study…
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For 24 years, Janis Bobrin served Washtenaw County as Water Resources Commissioner. Some of the programs she devised and implemented are now industry…
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Monthly test show a unique PFAS chemical is in the city's water. WEMU's Heather Irvine has more.A new PFAS chemical is appearing in Ann Arbor's drinking…
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Michigan passed new standards for PFAS back in July, and, in August, the most strict regulations in America went into effect. On this week's "Issues of…
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The COVID-19 outbreak has yet to reach its peak, and one of the challenges all too many people face is access to clean water. In this month's edition of…
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PFAS contamination continues to threaten Michigan's environment, as well as the health of its citizens. Over the past month, action at the state level has…
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Not long after enrolling her son in kindergarten, U-M medical anthropologist Abby Dumes took notice of the lead levels in the drinking water used in the…