New law mandates for filtered water bottle filling stations or faucets in all schools and daycare centers by 2026.
Flint water crisis
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End of the line for Flint criminal charges: Supreme Court declines AG’s appeal
The Supreme Court ruling puts an end to charges brought in 2021 by Attorney General Dana Nessel against seven state officials for their role in the Flint water crisis.
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Opinion | Michigan lawmakers must do more to solve drinking water crisis
All residents deserve safe, affordable water and the funding for water infrastructure. This requires more money, which might include state tax revenue, fees on groundwater removals for bottled water, variable utility rates and adding bottled water to the state deposit law.
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Flint misses new deadline in long-overdue lead line replacement effort
Advocates say the city has blown through a court-ordered May 1 deadline to figure out which Flint residents are still dealing with potholed yards and sidewalks, after work crews excavated lead service lines and left a mess behind.
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Opinion | Flint vowed to replace lead pipes by 2020. We’re still waiting
We didn’t know back in 2017 that the city’s work would leave many homes damaged, or that we’d have to return to court 5 times to get the city to finish the job. And we never thought we’d have to write this op-ed in 2023.
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New appeal of $626 million Flint water deal in dispute over lawyer fees
A legal group is asking a federal appeals court to reconsider the amount of the settlement that will go to lawyers representing Flint residents. The group argues that giving the lawyers a quarter of the recovery is excessive.
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Michigan judge approves $626 million Flint water crisis settlement
Approval by a Genesee County judge is among the final procedural steps needed before Flint residents can start collecting on claims from lead infiltrating city drinking water. Lawyers say payouts could begin this fall.
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Appeals court dismisses effort to charge Rick Snyder in Flint water case
The decision leaves in place a lower court’s dismissal of charges against former Gov. Rick Snyder, but state lawyers could again file to appeal.
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U.S. Judge: Flint has 5 months to finish long-overdue lead pipe replacement
The $97 million project was originally supposed to be done by 2020. City officials blame the COVID-19 pandemic, supply shortages and unreliable contractors for the delay.
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Flint residents still fighting to replace lead pipes, get torn yards fixed
Fed up with missed deadlines in line fixes that were supposed to wrap in 2020, Flint residents and advocacy groups want a federal judge to impose a new replacement deadline and make Flint do more to restore yards and sidewalks damaged by pipe excavations.