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The Toledo City Council approved a resolution to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to declare Lake Erie—a major drinking water source—impaired. The council voted 11 to 1 in favor of the resolution. The western basin of Lake Erie, specifically, suffers from pollution. Allegedly, agricultural runoff causes algal bloomsin the lake. Although, council members are … Read more

A middle school in Rockford, Mich., has shut off its drinking water and provided staff and students bottled water. Near the school, a former Wolverine World Wide tannery dumpsite may have contaminated groundwater with hazardous chemicals. More info at http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2017/10/12/michigan-school-shutting-fountains-hazardous-water/757229001/