Ripple Effects of Flint

Three communities in Michigan are taking a much closer look for lead in their drinking water this year.Those three are Houghton, home of Michigan Tech up…

Jennifer Gilchrist moved from New York City back home to the Detroit suburb of Beverly Hills in 2016. She moved to help take care of her mom Joellen, a…

Michigan’s Department of Environmental Quality is unveiling changes to lead in water rules this week.Communities in Michigan with lead water pipes will…

Ever since the Flint water crisis, Michigan cities and citizens have started paying attention to lead in drinking water pipes and faucets and the…

There are lead service lines in older communities across Michigan. Because of their age and population size, it’s fair to say the bulk of Michigan’s lead…

Because of the Flint water crisis, several Michigan cities are making long term plans to replace old lead water pipes that connect homes to the water…

One of the things Flint’s water operators got in trouble for was falsifying records; for saying the city was testing homes at the highest risk of having…

Public and political pressure from the Flint water crisis is beginning to shape new, tougher water regulations in Michigan - and other states are taking…

Most water systems operators around the state had a hint this was coming.The Flint water crisis has reverberated among water professionals working from…

New test results show lead levels in Kalamazoo’s water system have dropped.The federal limit for lead in water is 15 parts per billion. Last time the city…