Flint water crisis

The service lines were the primary source of lead that tainted the drinking water of the city’s residents a decade ago.

The EPA is being sued this week by Elin Warn Betanzo, a water safety engineer who was also instrumental in the Flint water crisis investigation.

A package of bills designed to protect children from lead exposure has advanced in the Michigan House.

The current round of payments is only for those with approved property claims. It is the latest in the rollout of a settlement with those impacted by the Flint water crisis.

Testing during the final six months of 2025 showed Flint’s tap water at the 90th percentile calculation of 6 parts per billion (ppb) for lead.

After taking years to decide who qualified for part of the more than $600 million settlement, the process of handing out the money started last month.

Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) spoke on the Senate floor on Thursday about the Flint community’s struggles in the wake of the Flint water crisis. Slotkin said the community’s still in pain, and in the process of seeking accountability and justice for a water crisis they didn’t cause.

The lawsuits allege lax EPA oversight and agency negligence are partly to blame for the length of time Flint residents lived with lead contamination in their drinking water.

An online portal started processing payments for about 7,000 property damage claims since December 12. According to the official settlement website, 2,854 payments had been made as of Tuesday evening.

People in Flint should start receiving letters in the mail this week informing them how much money they will receive from the Flint water settlement fund.