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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

The water system in Benton Harbor, Michigan, has tested for elevated levels of lead for three consecutive years

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The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has announced that Michigan’s Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) has produced helpful data to help accelerate the removal of lead from drinking water.

The threat itself is nothing new. It’s just newly known to the public, the result of a rule change that forced water suppliers to start looking harder for the neurotoxin in their water delivery systems starting in 2019.

Benton Harbor, Mich., residents will be urged to use free bottled water for drinking and cooking until a federal study confirms that filters can work effectively with the citys tap water.

Representatives from Michigan’s environmental agency said efforts to reduce the elevated lead levels in the city’s aging water pipes began a few months after routine tests revealed troubling results.

State officials on Thursday defended their response to a lead crisis in a small...

Michigan officials are defending their response to a lead crisis in a corner of the state

State officials on Thursday defended their response to a lead crisis in a small...