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Flint water crisis brings harsh words for state from county health officials
2016-03-29 20:10:00| Waste Management - Topix.net
Genesee County health officials told state lawmakers on Tuesday that a lack of communication from state agencies hampered their agency's response to the Flint water crisis. It was the first time county health officials have testified on the city's water crisis, which includes elevated blood lead levels being discovered in some of the city's youngest residents and a potential connection to a Legionnaire's Disease outbreak that left 10 dead.
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Stillwater employees fired amid state Water Act violations
2016-03-26 02:19:50| Waste Management - Topix.net
The city of Stillwater has fired three people after an investigation revealed the workers were knowingly installing water pipes that have been banned by federal regulators. The pipes contain higher levels of lead and were federally banned from use in 2014.
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Flint water crisis: EPA concerned with 'inadequate' state and city response
2016-02-20 20:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said it has serious concerns over the inadequate response to the Flint toxic water crisis by both the city and Michigan officials, pointing to a lack of expert help on the ground and a failure to provide a proper water treatment plan. In a letter to the Michigan department of environmental quality (MDEQ), Mark Pollins, director of the EPAs water enforcement division, said Flint has not yet demonstrated that it has an adequate number of qualified...
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EPA slams city, state response to Flint water crisis
2016-01-22 11:14:48| Waste Management - Topix.net
For several weeks now, city and state officials have traded barbs over who is ultimately responsible for the toxic water that's inundated Flint, Michigan. In an emergency administrative order, the Environmental Protection Agency slammed the city of Flint, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and the State of Michigan, saying they are all responsible for the lead contamination in the city's water.
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Battle over Dominion coal-ash ponds heads to state water board this week
2016-01-11 12:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: After months of contentious debate, a state regulatory board will decide this week whether to allow Dominion Virginia Power to divert water from coal-ash ponds into a nearby creek after treating that water to remove pollutants. The battle pits environmentalists and local elected officials -- both Democrats and Republicans against a politically powerful utility company that, critics say, has won too much leniency from the state. Advocates fighting Dominions proposal last year exposed the existence...