The Environment Report

Because of Flint, Battle Creek now tests water at homes with lead pipes


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One of the things Flint’s water operators got in trouble for was falsifying records; for saying the city was testing homes at the highest risk of having elevated lead levels when it was not. But records obtained by Michigan Radio show Flint is not the only city in the state that tested the wrong homes over the years and potentially underestimated lead in water. The biggest culprit for high lead in tap water is the lead water pipes that connect a house to the water main. That’s why cities are
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The Environment ReportBy Lester Graham

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