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The president wants to remove lead from drinking water, but the ailing Michigan city needs more than just an infusion of federal money.

The troubled city water system must improve its reporting of elevated lead to water customers, and fix its water plant facilities and operations

Benton Harbor City Commissioners have appointed a new city clerk. During a special meeting Monday, the city commission hired Tiffany Moore to serve in the role.

Benton Harbor City Commissioners have appointed a new city clerk. During a special meeting Monday, the city commission hired Tiffany Moore to serve in the role.

Benton Harbor City Commissioners have appointed a new city clerk. During a special meeting Monday, the city commission hired Tiffany Moore to serve in the role.

Benton Harbor City Commissioners have appointed a new city clerk. During a special meeting Monday, the city commission hired Tiffany Moore to serve in the role.

Documents released this week paint a picture of how Benton Harbor’s lead-tainted water crisis was allowed to fester for years amid funding shortfalls, communication breakdowns and delays.

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Shortly after sunrise on a recent Saturday in Benton Harbor, Michigan, residents began lining up for free bottled water so they could drink and cook

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. — Shortly after sunrise on a recent Saturday in Benton Harbor, Michigan, residents began lining up for free bottled water so they could drink and cook without fear of the high levels of lead in the city’s tap water. Free water...

Free water distribution sites are a fixture of life in a city where almost half of residents live below the poverty line.