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Congress will grill the EPA on Flint, but not Snyder

Kate Wells

Governor Snyder will not be called to testify at a Congressional hearing next week looking into the Flint water crisis.Instead, the spotlight will be on…

EPA Region 5 director Susan Hedman (file photo).

Health

U.S. EPA will audit Michigan safe drinking water program, in wake of Flint's problems

Steve Carmody

A federal agency will review how the state of Michigan monitors local drinking water.Regional EPA administrator Susan Hedman says her agency will conduct…

Politics & Government

A top EPA official is meeting with a top critic of its handling of Flint's water woes

Steve Carmody

A meeting this week may help produce an update into a possible federal probe of Flint’s water problems.Congressman Dan Kildee says he plans to meet this…

Environment & Climate Change

Michigan getting more federal money to cleanup brownfield sites

Steve Carmody

Michigan is getting about $1.5 million from the federal government to help with the continued cleanup of polluted former industrial sites.The grant money…