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The Investment Company Institute reported investors added $229 million to mutual funds in the week ending April 12, after $83 million of outflows the previous week.

In an announcement on Tuesday that was years in the making, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed requiring public water systems across the country to test for PFAS for the first time.

He Village of Kenesaw is under a boil water advisory until further notice due to a water main break forced the system to lose pressure.

By Andrew J. Whelton for The Conversation.Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan for Ohio News Connection for the Public News Service-Conversation collaboration. . ...

Members of the San Carlos Apache Tribe are planning a march and other events this week to oppose what theyre calling a destructive mining project slated for Oak Flat near the town of Superior, in south central Arizona. Resolution Copper is a joint venture by Rio Tinto and BHP. Both corporations say the mine will bring thousands of jobs to the area. ...

East Palestine, Ohio, residents have been given the green light to return home, but many believe it is not safe to do so. Theyre experiencing skin rashes, nausea, burning eyes and other symptoms after a Norfolk Southern train derailed there two weeks ago, spewing toxic chemicals. A controlled burn of the highly combustible chemical cocktail released more toxic fumes into the air for miles. ...

By Tom Perkins for Planet Detroit.Broadcast version by Mark Richardson for Michigan News Connection with support from the Solutions Journalism Network During the early 1970s, Michigan enacted a bold set of environmental laws that helped form an unprecedented check on the nations industrial heartland. The states water and air quality standards went beyond the minimum set by federal law, and it became a leader in managing natural resources and protecting wetlands. But it wouldnt last long. ...

From sewer needs, would-be waterfront and Whites Island projects, the ash ponds cleanup, Wawenock block repairs and Optimus Senior Housing, to the first James Weldon Johnson Day, Wiscasset rallying for a teacher’s child who had a stroke, the airport...

Gov. Jared Polis is seeking the significant leap in spending as Colorado’s economy looks strong heading into 2023, with record employment levels in 2022 expected to continue in the next

Residents have grown frustrated by hundreds of water main breaks in the state’s capital that have culminated in frozen streets, closed businesses and water shut-offs.