Michigan led on safe water after Flint, but mobile home parks are stubborn rough spot
After the Flint water crisis, Michigan became a national leader on safe drinking water, requiring the removal of lead pipes and the reduction of harmful “forever chemicals” years before the federal government acted. But the state has a blind spot when it comes to the hundreds of thousands of people who live in its mobile…
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Water bill assistance available for eligible Flint residents
FLINT, MI – Water bill assistance is available for eligible Flint and Genesee County residents through a program administered by the Genesee County Community Action Resource Department (GCCARD). Eligible Flint and Genesee County residents can receive up to $3,000 towards late water and sewer bills. To be eligible, residents must be at or below 200%…
Flint seeks state aid to repair over 1,800 yards damaged by lead pipe replacement
Flint, MI — Following a request from the City of Flint, the State of Michigan recently filed a motion to assist the City by managing and paying for yard and road restoration at roughly 1,848 homes damaged by lead service line excavation and replacement work. The lead service line excavation and replacement work was completed…
Ten Years After the Flint Water Crisis, Distrust and Anger Linger
This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Flint, Michigan, is less than 70 miles from the Great Lakes, the most abundant fresh water on the face of the planet. It’s laced with…
Flint City Council postpones $1.6 million request from company monitoring water line replacement
Flint, MI— Flint City Council postponed a $1.65 million change order with Rowe Professional Services to monitor service line replacement during a committee meeting on Wednesday, March 23, 2024. Multiple council members said they received conflicting information from Rowe and the Flint city administration about the number of water lines that needed to be replaced…
Congressman Dan Kildee secures $5 million in funding for Flint Registry
Flint, MI — Congressman Dan Kildee has secured $5 million for the Flint Registry, which President Joe Biden will sign into law as part of a bipartisan budget to fund the government for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. In 2016, Congress created and funded the Flint Registry to help respond to the city’s water crisis. The Flint Registry…
Flint in contempt as lead pipe replacement deadline over water crisis goes unmet
Flint, MI— A federal court in Michigan has held the City of Flint in contempt on March 13, 2024, for violating a February 2023 court order, requiring the city to reach certain milestones in its lead pipe replacement program as the 10-year anniversary of the Flint Water Crisis approaches. “The city has failed to abide…
