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On April 25, 2014, Flint officials toasted each other as they flipped the switch to the Flint River.

Flint marks 2nd anniversary of the start of its drinking water crisis

Today marks the second anniversary of Flint’s ill-fated switch to the Flint River for the city’s drinking water source.The river water was not properly…

Flint allows garbage pickup contract to expire

One of Michigan’s largest cities currently does not have a contract with a business to pick up its garbage.Flint’s garbage pickup contract expired on June…

Prosecutors will have to work quickly if they want to refile charges in Flint Water investigation

On Thursday, prosecutors dismissed felony charges against eight people on trial for actions related to the Flint water crisis. They say that they intend…

People participate in a national mile-long march in February to highlight the push for clean water in Flint, Mich.

Lead-Laced Water In Flint: A Step-By-Step Look At The Makings Of A Crisis

Lead seepage into the drinking water in Flint, Mich., has causing a major public health crisis and prompted President Obama to declare a federal state of emergency. This is how it unfolded.

Court denies request for one-judge grand jury in Flint water crisis case

An Ingham County Circuit court denied a Flint resident’s request for an investigation into Governor Rick Snyder Tuesday.Governor Snyder has said his use…

Out-of-town lawyers flow into Flint, filing water crisis lawsuits

Flint residents continue to deal with unsafe lead levels in their water. Another group is paying very close attention. Lawyers. Lots of lawyers.Turn the…

The scene at the station this morning. The original faucet had been modified.

It's not Flint anymore: More Michigan communities showing high levels of lead in water

When you call the city of Melvindale’s Department of Water and Public Works these days, you’ll hear a message that goes like this:“If you’re calling…

From left to right: U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib Roslyn Bouier, Executive Director of Brightmoor Connection Food Pantry Cecily McClellan – Director of Water Works, We The People of Detroit Debra Taylor – Detroit resident with over a decade of water rights advocacy Valerie Jean Bailey – Resident, mother and water advocate affected by water shutoffs Sonia Brown – Director of Auntie Na’s Village Teresa Landrum – Governor’s Appointee on the Michigan Advisory Council on Environment Justice

Water advocates calling for transparency with Detroit's new water affordability plan

Advocates say the water affordability plan is welcome, but the community needs to be engaged for the plan.

Alto Peru, a nonprofit in Peru, runs a surf school for kids in the community.

For these Peruvian kids, surfing isn't just water play

A school in Peru is part of a wave of community-based projects around the world that uses a perhaps surprising method to help kids: surf therapy. And it's not just about physical well-being.

The giant white marble boulders that line the Agos River just north of the Philippine village of Daraitan are sacred to the Indigenous Dumagat people. They use the boulders to perform rituals to ward off sickness and keep their village safe. If the Kaliwa Dam is built upriver, the Dumagat say these rocks will be destroyed to make way for the increased water flow.

The Philippines' capital is running out of water. Is building a dam the solution?

Officials say the Kaliwa Dam will help alleviate an impending water shortage in the capital that's being exacerbated by climate change. But the project is plagued with controversies and questions.

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