The city of Flint could use $2 million in federal stimulus funds to cover the cost of higher water rates that start in July from the Great Lakes Water Authority.

Levy set Jan. 26, 2026, for the start of the trial in Ann Arbor. Lawsuits against the EPA have maintained Flint’s water crisis, which was triggered by the city’s use of the Flint River for ...

The crisis made international headlines in 2014, after what officials have said was a money-saving decision to use the Flint River for water while a regional pipeline from Lake Huron was under ...

The first payments from the $626 million Flint water settlement fund will be sent in the next couple weeks, according to sources close to the process.

Flint, which was under state-appointed managers, used the Flint River for water in 2014-15, but the water wasn't treated the same as water previously supplied by a Detroit-area provider.

Flint has purchased treated water from GLWA since it ended its use of the Flint River for drinking water in October 2015. Flint’s use of the river from April 2014 until October 2015 was an ...

The crisis started in 2014 when the city of Flint switched its water source to the Flint River. Veolia provided a statement in regard to this newest settlement agreement: For the past eight years ...