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State officials’ decisions around the water crisis in Benton Harbor, including allegedly pushing off a corrosion control study, left “thousands of people to drink and...
A class-action lawsuit accuses state officials of making decisions that led thousands of people to use lead-contaminated water in Benton Harbor.
Matthew Hatcher/Bloomberg via Getty Images(BENTON, Mich.) -- After seeing elevated levels of lead in its drinking water for three years, the city of Benton Harbor, Michigan, a majority Black community, is finally seeing decreasing numbers, according to a recent report. The six-month sample results released Wednesday showed that for the first time since 2018, Benton Harbor reports lead levels within federal limits. "This is encouraging news, an indication that corrosion control treatment is taking hold and reducing the amount of lead getting into the water," Eric Oswald, director of M...
Matthew Hatcher/Bloomberg via Getty Images(BENTON, Mich.) -- After seeing elevated levels of lead in its drinking water for three years, the city of Benton Harbor, Michigan, a majority Black community, is finally seeing decreasing numbers, according to a recent report. The six-month sample results released Wednesday showed that for the first time since 2018, Benton Harbor reports lead levels within federal limits. "This is encouraging news, an indication that corrosion control treatment is taking hold and reducing the amount of lead getting into the water," Eric Oswald, director of M...
Matthew Hatcher/Bloomberg via Getty Images(BENTON, Mich.) -- After seeing elevated levels of lead in its drinking water for three years, the city of Benton