The news from Michigan serves as a reminder that the Flint drinking water tragedy, which started in 2014, still has not been resolved. The health of Flint residents is still at risk.
David Eggert reports for the Associated Press that the state of Michigan sued the city of Flint this week, due to a decision by the Flint City Council to forego a long-term water deal with Great Lakes Water Authority.
Instead of a 30-year contract, the city decided instead on a short-term contract. The state's Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is suing to force Flint into a long-term contract.
Another article by Paul Egan says the "lawsuit is a striking turnabout for the DEQ, the agency that investigations have shown was largely to blame for the city's disastrous switch away from Detroit water to the Flint River as a temporary drinking source in April 2014."
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