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President Obama presents the 2014 National Humanities Medal to Alice Waters during an East Room ceremony at the White House on Thursday. Alice Waters was honored for celebrating the bond between the ethical and the edible as a chef, author and advocate.

Alice Waters, Healthy Food Advocate, Receives Humanities Medal

President Obama awarded chef and author Alice Waters with the National Humanities Medal on Thursday. The advocate of sustainable eating explains what it means to have her work recognized this way.

Waukesha's water request will be first test of Great Lakes Compact

The city of Waukesha, Wisconsin has a contamination problem in its aquifer, and the federal government has ordered the city to find a new source of…

Hugo d'Alessandro is pictured with his mother and grandmother. He was diagnosed with cancer when he was 10 years old. Treatment is difficult in Venezuela; his mother says the drugs he needs aren't always available.

Is Venezuela Having A Health Care Crisis? It Depends On Whom You Ask

The government says everything is fine. But doctors and patients tell a different story, citing a lack of the most basic medicines and supplies.

Sub Committee chair Mike Zimmer (lower left) delivers a report on new lead/copper testing as members of the governor's special Flint water team listen, including Gov. Rick Snyder and Flint Mayor Karen Weaver

Could Michigan create the nation's toughest lead drinking water standard?

Michigan would have the toughest lead testing standard in the nation under a sweeping proposal unveiled today in Flint, where the drinking water is still…

Elevated levels of lead and copper found in water at 19 Detroit schools

Elevated levels of lead and copper have been found in the water at 17 more schools in the Detroit Public School district. Two schools of the have already…

satellite map of Michigan, the Great Lakes

Study planned on adapting to changing water levels

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - The University of Michigan is planning a wide-ranging study of how people in the Great Lakes region can adapt to changing water…

What Minnesota’s settlement with 3M could mean for Michigan’s contaminated water problems

News that the state of Minnesota recently settled a lawsuit against 3M caught our eye. That's the company whose chemicals were used by Wolverine Worldwide…

Flint's emergency manager wants to get mayor and city council more involved in budget and transition

Flint’s emergency manager says it’s time to begin the transition back to local, elected control.Flint’s been under a state-appointed manager since…

State Representatives Pete Lucido and Kevin Hertel stand together at the podium of a town hall they co-sponsored.

Lake St. Clair water quality issues frustrate Macomb County residents, elected officials

A few hundred Macomb county residents prodded a panel of MDEQ officials at a town hall about the health of Lake St. Clair as it relates to beach closures…

Flint Schools superintendent to retire; board says deficit may be bigger than predicted

The superintendent of Flint Public Schools is stepping down. Linda Thompson took the helm of the troubled Flint school district in 2008.The district was…

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