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The upper Midwest is water rich, but Michiganders are wondering if a drier future could make their water a target, and they’re considering precautions.
Michiganders don’t have to worry much about having an adequate supply of water. But efforts by Nestlé to bottle water in the state, and the prospect of drier times in a climate-changed future, are leading some residents to try to put Michigan groundwater under permanent protection. Andrew Stelzer reports.