Detroit’s public district returns a back-to-school essential most take for granted: running water. Last year, schools shut the tap after the discovery of lead and copper.
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Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Lead levels drop in Michigan kids after Flint spike. But so does testing.
With map: After a one-year increase, blood lead levels are down again in Michigan. But is it because fewer people are getting tested now that the Flint water crisis has faded?
Posted inUrban Affairs
Is lead in your Michigan school’s water? Chances are, nobody knows.
As state bills requiring school water tests stall, Detroit’s voluntary testing raises questions about lead in schools across Michigan.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan senator introduces bill to fund $2B in water cleanups
The bonding bill, sponsored by Sen. Margaret O’Brien of Kalamazoo County, differs from a plan backed by Gov. Rick Snyder, who prefers to raise needed revenue via higher fees.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Michigan lawmakers may require schools to test water for lead
House lawmakers voice bipartisan support for legislation to require schools, child care centers, colleges hospitals and veterans centers to test for lead and other contaminants.
Posted inChildren & Families
It’s not just Flint: Michigan lead levels up after long decline
(With new statewide lead map) ‘It’s really unknown why,’ Michigan’s chief medical officer tells Bridge.