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The Latest: Regulator: Regulator to testify on Flint water

2016-02-03 03:03:20| Waste Management - Topix.net

Michigan's top environmental regulator says the state should have required the city of Flint to treat its water for corrosion after elevated lead levels were first discovered in the city's water a year ago. Keith Creagh, director of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, says the state did not require corrosion treatment after officials noticed elevated lead levels in January 2015.

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The Latest: Regulator: Regulator to testify on Flint water

2016-02-03 03:03:19| Waste Management - Topix.net

21, 2012 file photo shows Saginaw City Manager Darnell Earley at a news conference in Saginaw, Mich. Earley, the state-appointed emergency manager for Detroit's troubled school district, is leavin... Michigan's top environmental regulator says the state should have required the city of Flint to treat its water for corrosion after elevated lead levels were first discovered in the city's water a year ago.

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Why is the FBI getting involved in Flint?

2016-02-03 03:03:18| Waste Management - Topix.net

Along with city and state government, there are now federal agencies, including the FBI, looking into Flint's water supply situation. Flint residents raise their arms during a town hall meeting about the Flint water crisis on Monday, Feb. 1, 2016, at Flint Trinity Missionary Baptist Church in Flint, Mich.

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Michigan proposes strategy to determine if Flint water safe

2016-02-01 16:04:38| Waste Management - Topix.net

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is proposing a five-part strategy to determine whether Flint's water is safe to drink. The state says the plan to try to ensure drinking water no longer is tainted with lead includes residential water testing, school testing, food service and restaurant provider testing, blood testing and overall testing of Flint's water distribution system.

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