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Lead crises have hit poorer, majority-Black cities like Flint especially hard, propelling the risks of lead in drinking water into the national consciousness.
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The agency says it will propose requiring that utilities actively replace harmful lead pipes.
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DNA and genealogy tracing revealed the identity. The investigation stretched from Kent County to distant relatives in Mississippi and then back to Michigan.
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Michigan officials said the new results indicate that corrosion control to prevent pipes from leaching lead into drinking water is helping.
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The testy exchange was among many between the water chief and state regulators.
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has promised to spend millions of dollars to replace the city’s lead service lines within 18 months – a blistering pace for a process that often takes decades. For now, residents have been warned not to cook, drink or make baby formula with tap water.
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The EPA said the water plant needs to make critical filter repairs and improve the use of chlorine and corrosion control chemicals.
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City commissioners unanimously declared an emergency and empowered Mayor Marcus Muhammad to lead Benton Harbor’s response.
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The package of bills focuses on lead in drinking water, paint and as an environmental toxin.
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Replacement of Benton Harbor lead pipes in 18 months, accelerating what had been a five-year timeline announced more than a month ago.