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Thursday, April 25, 2024, marks a decade since the Flint Water Crisis started.

EGLE announced this week that it will soon roll out a plan to keep lead out of school drinking water in the state.

Under the new laws, all school districts must develop a drinking water management plan, install lead-reducing filters on all drinking water fixtures and have the water tested annually. The protocols for child care centers are the same except water only has to be tested once every two years.

All schools and child care centers will be required to implement new rules designed to provide safe drinking water for children, including water filters that reduce lead content.

As 2023 comes to a close, we here at the Michigan League for Public Policy are reflecting back on what was a major year for our state’s Legislature — and we

ABC News(NEW YORK) -- When Francis Galicia, a student in Rockland County, N.Y., arrives at their high school for class each morning, they cannot help but notice that something vital is missing. “We don’t have access to running water,” Francis said, referring to the lack of drinkable water from fountains. Francis high school is part of the East Ramapo Central School District, which shut off many drinking water fountains in 2016 after lead was detected. The problem was traced to the schools ...

When Francis Galicia, a student in Rockland County, N.Y., arrives at their high school for class each morning, they cannot help but notice that something vital is missing. “We don’t have access to running water,” Francis said, referring to the lack of drinkable water from fountains. Francis' high school is part of the East Ramapo Central School District, which shut off many drinking water fountains in 2016 after lead was detected.

(NEW YORK) — When Francis Galicia, a student in Rockland County, N.Y., arrives at their high school for class each morning, they cannot help but notice that something vital is missing. “We don’t have access to running water,” Francis said, referring to the lack of […]

ABC News(NEW YORK) -- When Francis Galicia, a student in Rockland County, N.Y., arrives at their high school for class each morning, they cannot help but notice that something vital is missing. “We don’t have access to running water,” Francis said, re...

A new set of laws dubbed "Filter First," signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, requires filters that remove lead at water access points used for drinking or cooking at Michigan schools and child care facilities. University of Michigan experts are available to comment.