Tag: Michigan
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‘Series of Government Failures’ Blamed for Flint Water Crisis
Michigan state agencies overseen by Gov. Rick Snyder and a series of emergency managers appointed by the governor are to blame for allowing contaminated water into Flint homes, according to a report released Wednesday. The findings —the most sweeping indictment to date of the role state officials played in creating the crisis—were released as part…
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State halts work on Great Lakes pipeline tunnel
Photo: Enbridge Line 5 is an oil and natural gas pipeline that crosses under the St. Clair River from Michigan to Sarnia. The pipeline’s future is being debated in Michigan where the governor has promised to shut it down. FILE PHOTO / /THE OBSERVER Enbridge says it is “surprised and disappointed” by Michigan Gov. Gretchen…
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Michigan’s Lead in Drinking Water Protections Under Attack
In the wake of the Flint Water Crisis, the State of Michigan put forth the nation’s most protective lead in drinking water safeguards in the form of its landmark Lead and Copper Rule. Michigan is now leading the way in removing the lead coming from pipes connecting homes to water mains in the street. During…
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Dioxane detected in Ann Arbor drinking water from Barton Pond for first time
ANN ARBOR, MI – Recent lab tests at Ann Arbor’s water treatment plant indicated 1,4-dioxane in the city’s surface water supply and in the finished drinking water. Results from samples collected Feb. 6 estimated concentrations of 0.061 parts per billion at the city’s intake in Barton Pond and 0.030 ppb in the treated drinking water.…
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Flint officials agree to new rules in replacing lead water lines
A lead main service line is exposed in Flint, Michigan. (Photo: Rachel Woolf / AP file photo) Flint officials have reached a legal agreement to adhere to deadlines to track down all the remaining lead pipes with data analysis, the plaintiffs in a legal settlement said Tuesday. The plaintiffs in the Concerned Pastors For Social…
