The proposed rule would require utility companies to locate and dig up roughly 302,000 lead pipes statewide within 10 years to ensure clean drinking water for Michiganders and to protect children’s health.
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Michigan sends out $4M to help local communities fix their own damn roads
Grant funding awarded through Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration will help Michigan cities and road commissions rebuild local roads in a dozen communities.
Michigan without Line 5? A new report says we’ll be just fine.
A recent report predicts that shutting down the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline would have an insignificant impact on Michigan’s energy markets and gas prices.
Two years in, here’s what Biden’s infrastructure law has done for Michigan
In Michigan, $9.4 billion in funding has been announced, with over 350 specific infrastructure projects identified for funding. Approximately $6.5 billion will go to transit upgrades, and almost $500 million for clean water and water infrastructure.
VIDEO: Small Michigan town scores big improvements to local park with federal funds
The state Department of Natural Resources awarded $1 million in federal funds from President Biden’s American Rescue Plan to help renovate Blossom Time Park in Ionia County. Local leaders said the cash will make a big difference—especially in rural communities like Pewamo.
EPA to strengthen lead protections in drinking water after multiple crises—including Flint
The Environmental Protection Agency is aiming to further reduce lead levels in drinking water and tighten a rule that failed to prevent recent drinking water crises in cities like Flint, Michigan, and Newark, New Jersey. Although the specifics aren’t public, the agency says it will propose requiring that utilities actively replace harmful lead pipes.
Sen. Peters calls on Congress to extend funding for internet affordability
US Sen. Gary Peters (D-Michigan) has joined 31 other U.S. senators calling on Congress to extend funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) which provides financial assistance for high-speed internet access to more than 21 million families across the country, including more than 800,000 families in Michigan.
Small towns in Michigan get some help fixing their damn roads
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration awarded millions of dollars this month to help dozens of small cities and villages fix up their local roads.
Whitmer administration strikes deal to solve long-running water dispute in Highland Park
A tentative deal between the Great Lakes Water Authority and Highland Park will end a 10-year dispute over unpaid water bills and cover millions of dollars in infrastructure repairs.
Biden’s Signature Climate Law Will Create a Domestic Jobs and Manufacturing Boom, Study Finds
A new report finds that the Inflation Reduction Act will dramatically lower the cost of solar and wind energy projects, create millions of new jobs, and more.