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EPA sides with MDEQ in effort to set deadlines for Flint to fix remaining water issues

This post was updated August 13 at 9:45am with additional information from the MDEQ. The United States Environmental Protection Agency wrote a letter to…

State cutting Flint subsidies paying for water from Detroit

The state of Michigan is stopping a pair of financial lifelines that helped Flint residents through the city’s water crisis.A year ago, Gov. Rick Snyder…

This natural pond helps reserve precipitation in the ecological corridor of Qian'an, a city in China's Hebei province. Like many other Chinese cities, Qian'an used to fall victim to urban flooding during rainy seasons. But things have changed since 2015, when the city was included in a national pilot program for "sponge city" construction.

Making cities 'spongy' could help fight flooding — by steering the water underground

Almost all of China's medium and large cities are susceptible to floods. Some experts are promoting a solution called sponge cities — urban landscapes that are softer and meant to absorb more water.

National Guardsmen delivered bottled water in Flint earlier this year.

A year after Flint’s emergency declaration, state says bottled water isn’t needed

Here we are at the one-year anniversary of the declaration of emergency in Flint, and we’re in the midst of an all-out tug-of-war between the state of…

Searching for a potentially new problem in Flint's water

Virginia Tech researchers are back in Flint testing the city’s water.This time they’re looking for bacteria that can lead to a variety of illnesses,…

Flint water class action lawsuit moves forward, but Gov. Snyder dropped as defendant

U.S. District Judge Judith Levy ruled Wednesday that a class action lawsuit in the Flint water crisis can move forward. But the judge dismissed Michigan…

Virginia Tech back in Flint to test water heaters

Virginia Tech researchers are back in Flint this week.This time they’re focused on the city’s hot water heaters.Many Flint residents fear lead and other…

Rick Zenner, field operations supervisor for the Grand Traverse County Road Commission, drives a loader at the commission's salt storage facility outside of Traverse City.

Road salt, a stealthy pollutant, is damaging Michigan's waters

Rivers and lakes are becoming saltier while law and practice limit effective responses.

Flint returning to Detroit water, but problems persist

Flint is going back to Detroit water. The state, the city and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation together are kicking in $12 million to shut off the tap…

EPA warns of future problems with Flint water system

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency says Flint’s water system still faces major problems. EPA chief Gina McCarthy sent a warning to Governor…

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