lead water lines

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

The business community prepares for a minimum wage increase, lotteries for special hunting permits are now open in Ottawa County, the Woodward Dream Cruise happens this weekend, and more.

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, or EGLE, announced over $95 million in MI Clean Water grants to help upgrade water infrastructure in many Michigan communities

A first of its kind snowboarding competition, food sovereignty, White cloud to replace lead water lines, and more state and West Michigan news.

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.

If approved by the Legislature it would set aside $20 million to replace all of the lines in Benton Harbor.

A southwestern Michigan city is getting a $5.6 million federal grant to remove lead water lines.U.S. Rep. Fred Upton said Benton Harbor will use the money…