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January 28, 2016

Senate Dems pitch $400 million fix for lead pipes in Flint

Senate Democrats on Thursday proposed $400 million in new emergency federal funding to replace and fix lead-contaminated pipes in Flint, Michigan.

January 28, 2016

High lead levels found in five children from concerned Ohio town

Five children so far have elevated lead levels in a northeastern Ohio village where lead-tainted drinking water has been detected, health officials said Wednesday.

January 28, 2016

Michigan Gov. Snyder says full replacement of Flint's lead pipes not imminent

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder said Wednesday the full replacement of the Flint’s lead pipes is not imminent despite the ongoing crisis of city’s lead-poisoned tap water.

January 27, 2016

Environmental groups demand Flint, Mich. replace all lead pipes in water crisis

Environmental and civil rights groups want a federal judge to order the prompt replacement of all lead pipes in Flint's water system to ensure that residents have a safe drinking supply, a demand that Gov. Rick Snyder said on Wednesday might be a long-term option but not an immediate one.

January 26, 2016

Ohio town panics over possible lead-tainted tap water

In a furor with echoes of the crisis in Flint, Michigan, parents in and around Sebring no longer trust the water coming out of their taps — or the explanations from community leaders — after learning just days ago that high levels of lead were detected in some homes over the summer.

January 24, 2016

Flint hospital president says he suspected Legionnaires' outbreak stemmed from river

The head of a Flint hospital that found Legionnaires' disease bacteria in its water system more than a year ago said he and experts suspected the Flint River was a likely source of the contaminant.

January 23, 2016

Michigan official takes confrontational tone with EPA chief over Flint water crisis

Michigan's top environmental officer was by turns cooperative and confrontational with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday, pledging to work together to ensure the safety of Flint's drinking water but challenging the legality and scope of some federal demands.

January 16, 2016

Obama signs emergency order over Flint water

President Barack Obama has signed an emergency declaration for Flint, Michigan, that clears the way for federal aid to the city undergoing a drinking water crisis.

January 13, 2016

National Guard activated to help deal with Flint, Michigan water crisis

Members of the Michigan National Guard began arriving in Flint on Wednesday for briefings on the drinking water crisis just as state health officials reported a spike in Legionnaires' disease cases in the county where the city is located.

January 6, 2016

Michigan governor declares state of emergency in Flint over water problems

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder declared a state of emergency in Flint on Tuesday over problems with lead in the city's drinking water, the same day federal officials confirmed they're investigating the matter that prompted a local public health emergency.