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The Michigan Court of Appeals says a lawsuit filed by Benton Harbor residents against the state over lead-contaminated water can move forward

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The mayor of Benton Harbor, Michigan, has been dismissed from a lawsuit that accuses him of mismanaging problems with lead-contaminated water.

Lead crises have hit poorer, majority-Black cities like Flint especially hard, propelling the risks of lead in drinking water into the national consciousness.

The agency says it will propose requiring that utilities actively replace harmful lead pipes.

DNA and genealogy tracing revealed the identity. The investigation stretched from Kent County to distant relatives in Mississippi and then back to Michigan.

Michigan officials said the new results indicate that corrosion control to prevent pipes from leaching lead into drinking water is helping.