Department of Environmental Quality

‘Water is a human right,’ Democrats say…

…with new bills addressing Flint crisis, Detroit shutoffs Photo: State Rep. Stephanie Chang, D-Detroit, introduces a package of water quality…

3 years ago

‘Series of Government Failures’ Blamed for Flint Water Crisis

Michigan state agencies overseen by Gov. Rick Snyder and a series of emergency managers appointed by the governor are to…

6 years ago

Bill would limit science Michigan uses to regulate toxic cleanups

Young's Environmental workers dig into a hillside on House Street NE in Belmont, Mich., where Wolverine World Wide dumped tannery…

6 years ago

‘What did we do?’ Families anxious about chemicals found in tap water

Photo: Emergency response teams hand out bottled water to residents at Parchment High School. (CNN)It's been about three weeks since…

6 years ago

Hurricane Florence breaches manure lagoon, coal ash pit in North Carolina

RALEIGH, N.C. — Flooded rivers from Florence’s drenching rains have swamped coal ash dumps and low-lying hog farms, raising pollution…

6 years ago