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Genesee Co. reserve sheriff's deputies handing out water filters in Flint

Officials are now going door to door in Flint handing out water filters.Genesee County reserve sheriff’s deputies started knocking on doors just after 10…

Michigan AG Schuette talks about Flint water and supporting police officers at RNC

Flint’s drinking water crisis took center stage at the Republican National Convention today, if only for a moment.Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette…

Gov. Snyder and Flint mayor to meet Thursday about drinking water emergency

Gov. Rick Snyder and Flint Mayer Karen Weaver are set to meet on Thursday to discuss the city’s water emergency.The meeting comes two days after Snyder…

Critics say it's too soon for the government to say Flint tap water is safe to drink

Tomorrow, state and federal officials meet in Chicago to discuss the latest data on Flint’s water crisis.Critics of the state’s handling of the Flint…

“This is a critical piece of infrastructure to deliver on the president’s promise to make sure that clean water is on every house in America,” said Mitch Landrieu, former New Orleans mayor and White House Infrastructure Coordinator.

Michigan getting more than $200 million in new federal funding for water infrastructure

The money will fund lead pipe replacements, upgrading wastewater treatment and protecting water systems from per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination.

Filmmaker and author John Waters at his home in Baltimore. This year marks the 50th anniversary of his landmark film, <em>Pink Flamingos, </em>and he's releasing his first novel, <em>Liarmouth: A Feel-Bad Romance</em>.

A lot of material from this John Waters interview couldn't be published

It's been 50 years since the famed director released the movie Pink Flamingos. And as much as the world's changed since then, his first-ever novel shows that his propensity for bad taste ...hasn't.

New storm sewer lines to curb PFAS leaking into the Flint River

A pair of storm sewers are being rerouted around Flint’s former Buick City site to try and keep PFAS out of the Flint River.“We have on the site some…

Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings, a champion for Flint, dies at 68

“When our city needed a champion, he fought to get answers and justice.”That’s how Flint Mayor Karen Weaver describes Maryland Congressman Elijah…

Students call for more funding for UM's Flint and Dearborn campuses

The University of Michigan Board of Regents heard from students enrolled at the Flint and Dearborn campuses, who complain they are not being treated as…

Southern California residents are being called on to immediately reduce water usage by 20 to 30%.

Drought triggers water restrictions for 6 million Southern California residents

Outdoor watering will be restricted to one day a week in parts of Los Angeles, Ventura and San Bernardino counties.

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