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Flint fights lead in drinking water by adding more phosphates

The city of Flint is taking new steps to reduce lead in the city’s drinking water.Flint is adding phosphates to water it gets from Detroit. Detroit…

Sandra Svoboda of DPTV and Michigan Radio's Lester Graham accepted the U.S. Water Prize Tuesday, Sept. 13 in Milwaukee.

Great Lakes News Collaborative wins US Water Prize

The US Water Alliance has announced that the Great Lakes News Collaborative is a winner of its annual US Water Prize.

A table filled with bottles of Flint water (both clear and brown)

Federal judge chastises state for "slow-walking" order in Flint water case

A federal lawsuit over the state’s response to the Flint water crisis was back in court Tuesday, for arguments over whether the state has ignored a…

Plan to reduce Flint school debt on Tuesday's ballot

Flint voters on Tuesday are being asked to support a change in how their school taxes are spent.Voters are being asked to approve extending a current…

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen listens to President Biden during an October 2021 meeting with Cabinet members and corporate chief executives to discuss the looming federal debt limit. Two years later, the debt limit is once again an economic threat.

4 ways around a debt ceiling crisis — and why they might not work

From an obscure congressional maneuver to a trillion-dollar coin, there are many ideas out there to help the U.S. avoid debt default, but they are untested and have major potential problems.

A kitchen sink in Flint with a point-of-use water filter.

Experts caution Flint residents that 'whole house water filters' have a downside

In Flint, experts are warning that one potential solution to the city’s lead-tainted tap water has some serious potential downsides.Whole house filters…

Boy drinking water from a water fountain in a park. He is wearing a yellow t-shirt, a backpack, and blue jeans.

Michigan must ensure there's no lead in school drinking water, report finds

Michigan is failing to enforce safe drinking water at school, a new report finds.

Michigan's attorney general sides with Flint pastors in lawsuit over water delivery

Attorney General Bill Schuette says the state should have to deliver water to every household in Flint that doesn’t have water filters properly…

State grants $500,000 for registry of Flint residents exposed to tainted water

The Michigan State University College of Human Medicine is getting a $500,000 grant from the state to develop a registry of Flint residents exposed to the…

Flint might restructure bonds to pay for water improvements

The city of Flint wants to restructure some bond payments to pay for two million dollars of recommended fixes to the city’s troubled water system.A year…

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