From NPR: Check if you have lead pipes in your home
NPR developed a tool to make it easier for you to check if your drinking water is at risk for lead exposure and what kinds of solutions are available to you if that’s the case. Follow the steps to learn more about the pipes in your home.
Breaking news from Benton Harbor:
Great Lakes Now sits down with director of Flint water crisis film “Lead and Copper”
William Hart, director of a documentary about the Flint water crisis called “Lead and Copper,” joined Great Lakes Now’s Anna Sysling for a discussion about the film.
U.S. Judge: Flint has 5 months to finish long-overdue lead pipe replacement
The $97 million project was supposed to be done by 2020. Officials blame the pandemic, supply shortages and unreliable contractors for the delay.
Some cities could be left behind on lead pipe replacements
In many cities, no one knows where the lead pipes lie underground.
Jury can’t reach verdict in engineers’ Flint water trial
A judge declared a mistrial after jurors said they couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict in a dispute over whether two engineering firms should bear some responsibility for Flint’s lead-contaminated water.
Here is Great Lakes Now’s recent work about the issue of lead in drinking water:
Great Lakes Now sits down with director of Flint water crisis film “Lead and Copper”
William Hart, director of a documentary about the Flint water crisis called “Lead and Copper,” joined Great Lakes Now’s Anna Sysling for a discussion about the film.
Government watchdog: EPA slow to raise alarm in Benton Harbor water crisis
Government auditors say EPA officials failed to follow a new “elevation policy” that’s meant to generate a stronger response to the most urgent environmental and public health threats.
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.
U.S. Judge: Flint has 5 months to finish long-overdue lead pipe replacement
The $97 million project was supposed to be done by 2020. Officials blame the pandemic, supply shortages and unreliable contractors for the delay.
Drinking Water News Roundup: Illinois EPA invests over $70M in drinking water projects, students receive funding for Ohio water quality research
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with drinking water in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
Drinking Water News Roundup: New water infrastructure funding, projects, programs
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with drinking water in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
Some cities could be left behind on lead pipe replacements
In many cities, no one knows where the lead pipes lie underground.
Jury can’t reach verdict in engineers’ Flint water trial
A judge declared a mistrial after jurors said they couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict in a dispute over whether two engineering firms should bear some responsibility for Flint’s lead-contaminated water.
Drinking Water News Roundup: Lead levels increase in Flint water, businesses sued over water contamination concerns
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with drinking water in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
Jury gets Flint water case about liability for engineers
Jurors heard closing arguments in the only trial to arise thus far from the Flint water crisis, a dispute over whether two engineering firms should be held partially responsible for the city’s lead contamination in 2014-15.
Court kills Flint water charges against ex-governor, others
The Michigan Supreme Court threw out charges against former Gov. Rick Snyder and others in the Flint water scandal.
Mapping the Great Lakes: How old are our cities?
Aging housing is prevalent all around the region, but in some cities the old infrastructure lingers more than in others.