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Judge: Flint must check water lines in newer neighborhoods
-Flint is in the homestretch of digging down to water lines at more than 20,000 properties and replacing them if necessary.
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Michigan governor releases $500 million water infrastructure plan
-The initiative, dubbed MI Clean Water, calls for creating a pot of money from which local governments could apply for grants or loans to improve their water treatment systems.
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Across the U.S., millions of people are drinking unsafe water. How can we fix that?
-Aging infrastructure, legacy pollution and emerging contaminants are creating a growing urgency to pay attention to the quality of the water we drink.
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Roller Coaster: Michigan’s long history with environmental contamination
-This special column from John Hartig looks at 10 incidents of contamination in Michigan’s history.
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Michigan Supreme Court hears case over Flint water liability
-The case at the state’s highest court is one of many in state and federal courts over the scandal.
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Supreme Court won’t take case prompted by Flint water crisis
-The case the justices turned away without comment Tuesday involves a lawsuit against the city and water regulators, most of whom were responsible for making sure federal clean water laws were followed.
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PBS NewsHour – Healing Flint
-In Flint, residents are starting or expanding food and nutrition programs to mitigate the health impacts that come with drinking lead-contaminated water.
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PBS NewsHour – Troubled Water
-Since 2014, Flint, Michigan, has been synonymous with tainted water. Five years on, not all of the city’s residents have access to safe water. Some wait for hours in line to obtain bottled water…