Water Quality Institute Companion Reader

Here are a handful of pertinent news stories and resources related to the water quality issues we’ll encounter on the trip. Don't feel compelled to read all (or any!) of them in advance of the institute, but do feel free to peruse them at your leisure. This page will remain active after the institute is over, so you'll be able to return to it in the future.

PFAS

Basic information on PFAS

When the biggest company in town poisons the water

PFAS in Michigan: What to know about contaminant, exposure risk, drinking water concerns

Researchers seek PFAS solutions as they try to break down the 'forever chemical'

Citizen sleuths exposed pollution from a century-old Michigan factory, with nationwide implications

PFAS pollution already costing communities millions of dollars

The Forever Chemicals

EPA orders river excavation near polluted Wolverine tannery

Miles From Flint, Residents Turn Off Taps in New Water Crisis

Scientists Dig Into Hard Questions About The Fluorinated Pollutants Known As PFAS

3M knew it was contaminating the food supply back in 2001

Flint Water Crisis

Series: Not Safe to Drink

Series: Flint Water Crisis: Infrastructure, Economy, Health and Politics

Five years later, Flint residents, advocates, officials reflect on water crisis

Michigan authorities drop all criminal charges relating to Flint water crisis

Agriculture

Ohio’s watershed moment: How to fix Lake Erie algae

Field Day with Jordan: Demonstration farms research findings

Diverse stakeholder group to benchmark nutrient management efforts
and create farmer certification to improve water quality