Drinking Water

A new water tower went up in Cheboygan recently, but it's just one part of a roughly $30 million project to overhaul the city's outdated drinking water system.

Spaniola said it's been a whirlwind after the Environmental Protection Agency implemented federal drinking water standards for PFAS and then listed two of the chemicals as "hazardous substances."

The Biden administration announced Wednesday that toxic "forever chemicals" will now be federally regulated. WCMU's environmental reporter Teresa Homsi spoke with David Nicholas about what these new drinking water standards mean for Michigan.

The federal government is cracking down on toxic "forever chemicals" with new drinking water standards.

Grayling residents are calling on the Department of Defense to pitch in and fund a project that would bring clean drinking water to contaminated parts of their community.

12 projects across the Great Lakes are receiving funding to support community-led PFAS organizing.

The state is offering free water testing for Michigan residents to check their wells for common contaminants like bacteria, minerals, and heavy metals.

Veterans currently do not receive disability benefits for health conditions associated with PFAS exposure, but some veterans are taking up the against PFAS manufacturers like 3M.

A township in Antrim County is stepping up its septic regulations with an ordinance that only a few other Michigan counties and municipalities have.

In an overdue but highly anticipated action, the US Environmental Protection Agency announced today the first-ever national drinking water standards for PFAS chemicals.