lead contamination

Not long after enrolling her son in kindergarten, U-M medical anthropologist Abby Dumes took notice of the lead levels in the drinking water used in the…

In her first few months in office, Governor Gretchen Whitmer has made infrastructure and clean water among her top priorities. Whitmer outlines her…

The new year brings a number of environmental challenges in Michigan. Governor Rick Snyder is in his lame duck year, and mid-term elections could impact…

Warmer temperatures may lead to even bigger algal blooms on Lake Erie this summer. Meantime, Flint, MI is still without a safe water supply, three years…

The state of Michigan is in federal court trying to force the city of Flint to accept a deal to get safe drinking water. The lawsuit demands that Flint…

Governor Rick Snyder will create a commission this week that has the mission of tackling the problem of lead exposure. A top administration official says…

Since the Flint Water Crisis we have all, at some point, questioned the safety of our water. That crisis is still being addressed and serves as a…

Every infant and toddler in Michigan should be tested for lead. That’s one of the recommendations of a state task force looking for ways to eliminate…

The University of Michigan's Department of Occupational Safety and Environmental Health plans to test the drinking water on campus. The university says…

President Obama flew from Washington to Flint Wednesday to meet with families affected by the city’s drinking water crisis, to check in on relief efforts,…