Entries Tagged Michigan

Cleanup is underway at the West Jefferson Treatment Plant in Detroit, where a 16-inch water main break caused flooding inside the facility....

The City of East Lansing, Michigan, is facing a lawsuit filed by employees of its wastewater treatment plant. The employees — eight...

Is access to water a human right?In Detroit, where water shut-offs have received international attention, United Nations representatives have answered that question...

Drivers on U.S.-126 outside of Lansing, Mich., were held up in traffic after a truck carrying processed biosolids tipped over, emptying its...

Is running water a basic human right? Can a utility shut off water to collect debt?In Detroit, where water customers owe a...

Triclosan, the active ingredient in antibacterial soaps, is facing a new round of criticism. A report in the Journal of Environment Science...

A decades-old fuel spill at the Kirtland Air Force Base near Albuquerque, N.M., is slowly creeping toward municipal water sources. Discovered in...

An unreported mercury spill triggered concern over employee health at the East Lansing, Mich., Wastewater Treatment Plant after an anonymous caller tipped...

When farmland is scarce, growing seasons short and winters cold, as in the northern rim of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, what’s to be...

The story of Bari Wrubel proves that hard work early on can still pay off. Wrubel is the supervisor of the 3.6...

The Ishpeming Area Joint Wastewater Treatment Facility in Upper Michigan is a popular place. Next-door neighbor Negaunee is about to send its...

The non-compliance lawsuit filed against the Wayne County (Mich.) Downriver Wastewater Treatment Facility in the mid-1980s was not only a shock to...

A3- by 4-foot sign on the bank of the Shiawassee River in southeast Michigan tells the success story of the wastewater treatment...

Getting young people involved is easy for the Oakland County (Mich.) Water Resources Commissioner’s Office (WRC). The agency just asked kids to...