Infrastructure
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Michigan Outshines 48 States in Fight for Federal Clean Energy Funding
Legislation signed by President Joe Biden has unleashed billions of dollars in federal investments in communities across the US. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is making sure that Michiganders get more than their ‘fair share’ of those funds.
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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.
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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Fund New Electric Vehicle Corridor Between Michigan and Canada
The corridor will stretch nearly 900 miles from Kalamazoo, Michigan, to Quebec City, and will feature EV charging stations about every 50 miles.
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What Michigan Has Gotten Out Of Biden’s Infrastructure Law (So Far)
In Michigan, 208 infrastructure projects have been announced so far, and more are in the works. Here’s a look at the work that’s being done in the Great Lakes State and how it helps Michiganders.
