AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoPFAS Watch: Michigan’s PFAS Action Response Team says it has identified 350 groundwater sites statewide where PFAS exceed criteria, and plans more well sampling near fire training areas plus a statewide push to get private well owners to test. Great Lakes Pollution: A sewer main breach in Sault Ste. Marie spilled about 3,785 litres of raw sewage into the St. Marys River, with officials saying the drinking-water intake is upstream. Climate & Health: A new University of Michigan study uses an AI tool to show bird evolution happened in rapid bursts that often lined up with past climate shifts. Local Water Rules: Detroit Lakes loosened its shoreland ordinance to allow certain retaining and landscape walls in the shore impact zone, aiming to reduce case-by-case variances. Wildlife & Habitat: AuSable Valley Audubon is hosting a “Swift Night Out” to spotlight chimney swifts and how capped or lined chimneys and pesticide use have driven a steep population decline. Weather: Michigan is seeing some of the coldest August conditions since 1895, based on long-term temperature records.
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