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Tens of thousands of Flint residents have been waiting for years to see if they will receive a share of a more than $600 million settlement of legal claims.
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Flint started ramping up its pipe replacement program in the wake of the city’s water crisis. Improperly treated river water used as the city’s drinking water source damaged pipes, releasing lead and other contaminants into Flint’s tap water.
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The U.S. EPA recently proposed improvements to its Lead and Copper Rule. Michigan is already complying with the proposed improvements and has some of the most stringent lead and copper rules in the country, state officials say.
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A report published yesterday evening about the 2021 Oxford High School shooting, the dismissal of felony charges against seven people who were involved in public service during the Flint water crisis, how race and gender play out in the horror genre, and the early beginnings of ranch on pizza.
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The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a last-chance effort to revive criminal charges against seven people in the Flint water scandal, waving away an appeal by prosecutors who have desperately tried to get around a 2022 decision that gutted the cases.
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The latest twice-a-year check of Flint’s water pipes shows drinking water is safe and the city is close to reaching a goal of replacing all lead service lines.
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The deadline is part of a settlement of lawsuit brought by Flint residents.
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Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam (LAN), an engineering firm, was sued for some responsibility for Flint’s lead-contaminated water. It agreed to settlement with Flint residents.
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The contempt motion is linked to the city’s years-long project to replace lead pipes.
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“The City of Flint’s ongoing failures to finish the job it committed to in 2017 are causing new harms to the Flint community," said Sarah Tallman, a senior attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council.