Tag: Michigan
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In Echo of Flint, Lead Water Crisis Now Hits Newark, New Jersey
Photo: Shana Gilbert and her daughter, Malaysa Ingram, received water filters at Paradise Baptist Church in Newark this month. The filters were distributed free because of elevated lead levels in the city’s water. Credit: Sarah Blesener for The New York Times NEWARK — For nearly a year and a half, top officials in Newark denied…
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At some Detroit schools, toxins in water reached excessive levels
DPSCD has been using water stations and bottled water while the district determines a permanent means to deliver safe, clean water to students. (Photo: Clarence Tabb Jr., The Detroit News) As Detroit’s school district develops plans to make drinking water safe inside its buildings, a review of testing data shows one school had more than…
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‘Astronomical’ PFAS level sets new Michigan contamination milestone
Photo: PFAS foam accumulates downstream from the Geddes Dam in Ann Arbor Township on Sept. 20, 2018. PFAS foam has been found downstream from four Washtenaw County dams and elsewhere on the Huron River. (Jacob Hamilton) Contamination in an Oakland County creek that feeds into the Huron River and its chain of lakes is setting…
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Michael Moore’s Flint water movie claims county faked kids’ lead blood tests
April Cook Hawkins takes her seat on stage during the live filming of a special "All In With Chris Hayes," which aired Wednesday, Sept. 13, on MSNBC. (Kaiti Sullivan | The Flint Journal) FLINT, MI — A former Genesee County Health Department secretary is dropping a Flint water crisis bombshell, claiming her boss told her…
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Detroit schools shutting off drinking water because of lead, copper
Click the link below to view the USA TODAY motion graphic showing how lead can get into your drinking water, and the full story. Ramon Padilla, Karl Gelles and Shannon Green, USA TODAY The Detroit school district is shutting off drinking water to all of its schools after test results found elevated levels of lead…
