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A regional water utility in Michigan is getting federal help to determine how to best mitigate increasing flood risks.

Flint’s contaminated drinking water is now the subject of an investigation by the U.S. Justice Department.Gina Balaya is a spokeswoman for the U.S.…

Court hearings into criminal charges in the Flint water crisis will drag on well into 2017.Eight current and former state workers with the departments of…

Mays died of natural causes Saturday. He was a plaintiff in several state and federal lawsuits against the city of Flint.

Flint officials say the city’s water utility could run out of money by the year’s end as more and more Flint citizens skip paying bills amid the crisis…

Peatlands, formed by ancient wetlands, store more carbon than the world's forests. But when they're drained for farming, they vent heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the air.

The Great Lakes Water Authority provides drinking water and wastewater services to most of southeast Michigan. According to a statement from the utility, the change will involve gradually doubling the amount of orthophosphates used in the water treatment process, starting next month. That chemical additive acts to coat pipes, preventing lead or copper from seeping into the water.

Eric Mays is scheduled to be sentenced next month. He faces up to 90 days in jail and up to a $500 fine.

A long line of Flint residents told a federal judge Tuesday that they are being victimized again by the massive water crisis legal settlement.Since the…

Flint's water crisis will be the subject of a new course at the University of Michigan-Flint.Students will get one credit for taking the course (and doing…