Blog tagged as Water Quality

Proponents of a first-of-its-kind water affordability program in Michigan – funded by a $2 monthly charge on customers – are continuing their support in lame duck with a new version that keeps fee revenue in the region it came from.

The state's Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) would have more rule-making authority over regulating pollution in Michigan's surface and underground waters, under legislation approved by Senate Democrats on Wednesday, revoking a piece of statute dating back to the early 2000’s.

A federal judge granted preliminary approval on Wednesday for an $8 million settlement in the Flint water crisis civil lawsuit from engineering firm Lockwood Andrews & Newnam (LAN).

The Attorney General’s Flint water prosecution team appeared to grudgingly accept defeat Wednesday as the Michigan Supreme Court declined to hear appeals challenging the dismissal of criminal charges against seven former state officials.

Within the next two years, schools and childcare centers throughout Michigan will need to convert to filtered faucets or filtered bottle-filling stations for drinking water, under legislation approved in the Senate Thursday.