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Detroit suburb says it’s “paying for the sins” of MDEQ in Flint water crisis, sues state

Jennifer Gilchrist moved from New York City back home to the Detroit suburb of Beverly Hills in 2016. She moved to help take care of her mom Joellen, a…

The newly built DC Water Headquarters across the Anacostia River and the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building are visible from the Department of Homeland Security's St. Elizabeths Campus in Washington, Thursday, June 15, 2023.

A boil water advisory has been lifted for D.C. and Arlington ahead of July 4 influx

The water boil advisory had been announced Wednesday night for safety reasons. It had posed a challenge as the nation's capital prepares to stage its annual Fourth of July celebrations.

For many Flint residents, trips to a nearby water distribution center is a regular part of life.

Pending decisions by two federal courts could affect Flint water crisis

Two federal courts are weighing legal arguments over requiring the government to deliver bottled water to Flint residents.A federal judge ordered the…

Flint water plant manager Jolisa McDay in red sweater in front of microphones

Flint water plant official resigns

The city of Flint's top water plant manager has resigned, according to MLive.Jolisa McDay will remain on staff until June 30, a little more than a year…

Rebecca Cunningham, the vice president of research at the University of Michigan and an emergency medical doctor, organized a national conference last fall on the prevention of firearm harm that drew more than 750 academics and public health, law, and criminal justice experts. "You can feel momentum" for change, she says.

Meet the public health researchers trying to rein in America's gun violence crisis

After the 1996 Dickey Amendment halted federal spending on gun violence research, a small group of academics pressed on, with little money or support. Now a new generation is taking up the charge.

Free camp will give Flint kids a break from water crisis

This summer, Flint children will have a chance to escape from the city's crisis with lead-tainted tap water.Camp Joy will be held in southwest Michigan…

Senators Jim Stamas and Jim Ananich at a hearing on the Flint water health emergency with local officials and members of the public at the University of Michigan

Flint water crisis hearings end without Gov. Snyder's testimony

The legislative committee in charge of examining what went wrong with the Flint water crisis has concluded.When Midland Republican Sen. Jim Stamas was…

Federal judge: Flint missed deadline for lead line replacements; must complete work by August

Flint missed a court-ordered deadline to replace its lead service lines and failed to track where crews doing that work allegedly damaged property, a federal judge says.

Here is the state's action plan for dealing with Flint's water crisis

Researchers found elevated lead levels in Flint's drinking water, and pediatricians found that the water was likely poisoning some kids in the city.…

Former Flint official gets plea deal in water crisis probe

A former Flint city official has agreed to cooperate with federal and state investigations of the city’s water crisis as part of a plea deal. The deal may…

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