lead contamination

6th District Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-Ann Arbor) stopped by the Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority on Thursday to hear about the progress being made locally to remove lead in drinking water. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert was there and has this report.

Governor Whitmer has signed measures into law to require all children be tested for lead exposure. Additionally, a new law requires installation of lead water filters in all schools and childcare centers. It is progress, but there is still a lot of work to be done. WEMU's David Fair discusses its impacts with lead policy expert Mary Sue Schottenfels.

Bills meant to prevent lead and other contaminant exposure in schools are being set up for a vote in the Michigan House this week. Colin Jackson has more.

The Michigan Supreme Court has refused a request to reinstate criminal charges related to the Flint water crisis against seven state government defendants. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The latest check in a twice-a-year look at Flint’s water pipes shows drinking water is safe, and the city is close to reaching a goal of replacing all lead service lines. We have more from Rick Pluta.

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…