Water Safety

After her daughter drowned at a beach in South Haven last year, Lisa MacDonald is trying to bring more awareness to the dangers of beaches across the state.

Michigan has earned a failing grade for its efforts to combat lead contamination in school drinking water, according to a new national report.“Nearly a decade after the advent of the Flint water crisis, Michigan still has no law or regulation to stop lead contamination of schools’ drinking water,” conclude the report’s authors, with the Environment America Research & Policy Center and the U.S. Public Research Interest Group Education Fund.

Michigan environmental regulators are urging residents to avoid going into parts of the Huron River and several of its tributaries.

An Environmental Protection Agency study has found that certified filters are “very effective” at removing lead from Benton Harbor’s drinking water.

Residents in Benton Harbor have filed a federal lawsuit accusing the city and state of “reckless and outrageous” conduct in their handling of the water crisis.

When summer heats up many people, tourist and local alike flock to the Great Lakes to cool off. But, the lakes can be dangerous and drowning doesn’t look…