For most of its history, Flint (like other cities) didn’t worry about the pollution of its river. Contaminants certainly ended up in the city’s drinking supply.

Flint, Michigan — The Flint River scribbles 142 miles through mid-Michigan, and a noticeable change occurs as it flows southwest into the city of Flint. Concrete slopes capped with wire fences ...

The Flint River supplied drinking water from 1917 until 1967. ... The DNR issues the same warnings for the river as it does for all fish in Michigan, which can contain mercury from air pollution.

If the source of the Flint River's contamination had turned out to be dead bodies (as opposed to something more usual, such as industrial pollution, corroded pipes, or lead leaching) it would have ...

The Flint River . The Flint River’s high pollution level was attributed mainly to the General Motors (GM) automobile company, which was founded in Flint in 1908. In 1966, ...

She's the Flint River Watershed Coalition's education programs coordinator, ... What pollution the river now has doesn't come from corporations dumping waste anymore, as it once had.

April 24, 2014: Flint switches from Detroit water to Flint River water. April 30, 2014: Flint closes all valves connecting to Detroit water supply. June-Sept. 2014: Flint residents complain about ...

FLINT, MI -- The city says it discharged an unknown amount of stormwater and sewage into the Flint River after the area was pelted with roughly 3 inches of rain in the last 48 hours.

FILE - This Jan. 26, 2016, file photo, shows the Flint River in Flint, Mich. A judge on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, approved a $626 million settlement for Flint residents and others who were exposed ...

Illegal dumping and pollution are problems for every major waterway. And staff with Keep Albany Dougherty Beautiful (KADB) say their last Flint River cleanup proved this problem to be true.

Experts say they are finding some parts along the lower Flint have high levels of pollution.The EPD has not fully analyzed the data collected by Adopt-a-stream over the weekend, during the Georgia ...

The lawsuit contends widespread pollution of Cox Branch and Hardy Branch, tributaries of the Flint River in Upson County. Plaintiffs also say noxious odors emanate from the spray fields. About the ...