Department of Environmental Quality

The state of Michigan is suing Flint — the city where the drinking water was poisoned with lead after a botched switch to the Flint River as its water supply — due to its lack of a long-term water source. The city missed a deadline Monday to secure a long-term water source, something...

On April 25, 2014, Flint began using the Flint River as its new primary water source. The city didn't provide corrosion-control treatment to prevent lead from leaching into pipes, because the Department of Environmental Quality doesn't require it. Without proper oversight, the water was...