Mandatory lead poisoning testing proposed for Michigan's children
Sen. John Cherry, D-Flint, is sponsoring legislation to make it mandatory for children to be tested for lead twice before age 3.
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Sen. John Cherry, D-Flint, is sponsoring legislation to make it mandatory for children to be tested for lead twice before age 3.
Every school and child care center in Michigan would have to provide filtered water under bills approved by the state Senate on Thursday.
Brandon Kennedy, owner of Kennedy Excavating in Richfield Township, said he was struck by a motorist in a construction zone last summer. Photo by Gary Gould RICHFIELD TWP. — Data from the National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse said 857 people were killed in work zone crashes in the United States in 2020. The vast
New legislation proposes plans to install filtered water fill-up stations and test water to keep safe drinking water in all schools.
“It’s scary ... in work zones today,” said Gerrad Godley, construction manager for the Genesee County Road Commission. “It’s only getting worse it seems. In my 25 years in construction, I haven’t seen anything like I saw last year.”