Water Quality 2019 Post-Institute Stories

How much green infrastructure will be included in ALCOSAN’s $2 billion upgrade to prevent sewage overflows? - Oliver Morrison, PublicSource

Coraopolis drinking water shows PFAS contamination among highest in PA, but below federal advisory - Oliver Morrison, PublicSource

Metlakatla, which depends on water, has moved quickly to accommodate the realities of drought - Elizabeth Jenkins, KTOO

Neville Island residents could have been drinking PFAS-contaminated water for a month, township officials say - Oliver Morrison, PublicSource

Is My Water Safe to Drink? In Some Communities, There’s No Easy Answer - Eleanore Catolico, WDET

Kalkaska bid to dump septic rule blocked 70 miles downstream - Garret Ellison, MLive

Text Good River: Our reporters want to hear your Ohio River stories and concerns - Oliver Morrison, PublicSource

‘Everybody is exposed to PFAS.’ To what extent and how? A video recapping the PFAS community education event - Oliver Morrison, PublicSource

Lake Michigan cyanide spill shows troubling pattern, groups say - Garret Ellison, MLive

What are PFAS and how are they contaminating Pa. food and water? - Oliver Morrison, WESA radio interview

Concerns grow over tainted sewage sludge spread on croplands - John Flesher, Associated Press

Former firefighters describe how they used foam with PFAS chemicals at Pittsburgh’s airport for decades - Oliver Morrison, PublicSource

PFAS contamination is likely at Pittsburgh airport. Airports may face legal challenges by doing nothing. - Oliver Morrison, PublicSource

What makes Lake Erie algae toxic? ‘HAB Grab’ hopes to find answers - Garret Ellison, MLive

Are Ohio Farms Ready for the Soggy Future? - Austyn Gaffney, Sierra Magazine

Michigan is tiptoeing around PFAS in dairy agriculture - Garret Ellison, MLive

Is it pollution? Lake Michigan beach worries triggered by photos on social media - Garret Ellison, MLive

Lead levels in Pittsburgh’s drinking water dipped but remain out of compliance - Oliver Morrison, PublicSource

Wet spring likely to fuel severe Lake Erie harmful algae bloom - Garret Ellison, MLive

IJNR Snapshots: Septic systems pose an environmental and economic dilemma for rural residents - Natasha Blakely, Great Lakes Now

IJNR Snapshots: Some Ohio farmland is being returned to its glory days as the Great Black Swamp - Natasha Blakely, Great Lakes Now

IJNR Snapshots: The human and environmental costs of emergency management in Detroit and Flint - Natasha Blakely, Great Lakes Now

IJNR Snapshots: Cost, timing, weather and lack of regulation make nutrient management hard for farmers around Lake Erie - Natasha Blakely, Great Lakes Now