November 25th, 20210LANSING — This week, Governor Whitmer announced the state would be receiving federal money towards replacing lead service lines in the state, a badly needed project.
The funds are earmarked for water infrastructure and come from the newly-signed federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Michigan is set to receive $10...
October 26th, 20211DEARBORN — After growing concerns over lead in drinking water in Hamtramck and Benton Harbor, the city of Dearborn is assuring its residents that its tested water levels meet federal standards for safety.
Dearborn’s government says its water lines are tested yearly and the results have always came back within acceptable federal...
October 21st, 20210HAMTRAMCK — After elevated levels of lead in the city's water system were detected, the city of Hamtramck partnered with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) to distribute one free water filter with replacement cartridges, per address, to Hamtramck residents on Thursday from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. in...
October 29th, 20180HAMTRAMCK — Elevated lead levels in tap water tested in two homes in the city called for educational outreach to customers in the city.
Every three years the city of Hamtramck tests tap water in homes for lead and copper as required by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ).
Over the summer the city collected...
August 29th, 20180After tests revealed elevated lead and copper levels Detroit Public Schools' drinking water, the district prompted all of the drinking water to be shut off.
The following statement was released from Dr. Nikolai Vitti, superintendent of Detroit Public Schools Community District:
I initiated water testing of all of our school...
April 13th, 20180FLINT — When Flint’s oversight moved to a receivership transition advisory board, Governor Snyder stated that city officials worked hard to reverse the financial emergency that led to state-appointed emergency managers from November 2011 to April 2015.
Flint’s emergency manager changed the city’s water source in 2014 in an...
April 10th, 20180LANSING ― School children in Flint will receive screening and in-depth health assessments to measure the effects of lead-tainted drinking water on their ability to learn, under a more than $4 million legal agreement reached on Monday.
The agreement partially settled a federal lawsuit related to a water crisis in Flint that drew...
March 21st, 20171Dearborn Heights-Aroma Imports, Inc. is recalling 450 g and 4.5 kg packages of Nabelsi brand thyme due to potentially high levels of lead.
The distributor is headquartered in Dearborn Heights, and the recalled thyme was distributed from Nov. 7, 2016 until Feb. 22, 2017 to retailers, food service establishments, and wholesalers in...
