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Rick Pluta weighs in on the latest Flint water hearing

Governor Rick Snyder was questioned today by the House Oversight Government Reform Committee as it continued probing the Flint water crisis.Michigan…

Former Flint water investigator concerned AG Nessel will ignore evidence of fraud in DEQ, AG office

On January 7, Noah Hall, who was then a special assistant attorney general for the state’s ongoing Flint water investigation, made some explosive…

Flint public schools return this week with COVID-conscious classrooms

As Flint public schools resume in-person classes for Kindergarten through third graders this week, mask wearing, sneeze guards and social distancing are…

On Sunday, August 14, 20-feet of replacement pipe was delivered to the site from Texas. On Monday, August 15, GLWA completed the initial inspection of the 120-inch water main that broke this past Saturday. The inspection found more damage to the pipe than initially thought, which will require the acquisition of additional lengths of the water main.

SE Michigan Water main break larger than thought; boil water advisories expected until September

Great Lakes Water Authority officials say repairs and testing may take until September 3.

Judge dismisses part, upholds part of Flint water lawsuit

Flint residents who filed a class-action lawsuit related to the water crisis got good news and bad news this week.A Court of Claims judge in Grand Rapids…

State, city seek dismissal of Flint water lawsuit

The state of Michigan and city of Flint are asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit connected to Flint’s drinking water crisis.The Natural Resources…

A worker holds a lead service line removed from a home in Flint.

When will we know the water in Flint is safe to drink?

In Flint, there is no shortage of testing going on. Right now, the state, the EPA, and outside researchers are testing all kinds of water samples…

The Great Lakes Water Authority said Sunday that it had isolated a broken section of a 10-foot water main near Port Huron that led to more than 900,000 people being advised to boil their water on Saturday.

Some communities still under boil water advisory as crews work to repair SE Michigan water main

The Great Lakes Water Authority said Saturday that it was working to isolate a break on a 120-inch water main in Port Huron. The authority said that water main is the largest in its system.

This aerial picture shows tanks used for storing treated water at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant. Japan began releasing wastewater from the plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday despite angry opposition from China and local fishermen.

Worries over seafood safety mount as Japan releases Fukushima water into the Pacific

Local fishermen and the government of neighboring China are among the critics of Japan's decision to release water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean.

Governor's Flint committee talks water safety evaluations

Governor Snyder's committee on the Flint water crisis met again Friday, primarily discussing the best evaluation tools for assessing the city's water…

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