lead exposure

Legal fight seeks to block evictions, rent collection in unsafe homes. Landlords warn it could lead to rental market collapse.

Michigan is set to implement a new federal lead action level for drinking water systems by November 2027.

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

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

“The state told the members of the community that your water is safe to drink and, effectively, now what the state is saying is, well, you shouldn’t have listened to us,” says an attorney representing the plaintiffs.

The U.S. EPA recently proposed improvements to its Lead and Copper Rule. Michigan is already complying with the proposed improvements and has some of the most stringent lead and copper rules in the country, state officials say.

The intent is to reduce children’s exposure to lead. Lead is bad for everyone, but especially young children who are at greater risk of neurological harm.

Two bills in the Michigan Legislature could help reduce lead exposure and ensure kids are tested for lead.

Michigan is failing to enforce safe drinking water at school, a new report finds.

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy said the 90th percentile value of lead in the city's drinking water was 14 parts per billion, just within the federal action level.