Flint Water Tests Well Within Guidelines for Lead Content in 2025

Flint water tests well within guidelines for lead content in 2025

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy says the 90th percentile standard showed 6 parts per billion of lead in Flint's water over the second half of 2025.

Flint Water Crisis settlement checks to continue being released Feb. 20 – The Courier News

Written by Tanya Terry, with photo by Tanya Terry 7,190 people have already received Flint Water Crisis settlement payments, according to the Special Master. As of January 16, 2026, 26,231 people had approved claims. Some of these individuals had been approved for more than one payment (i.e. a property claim and an injury claim, or multiple property claims). A recent official notice indicated that of the total individuals approved for payment, 13

Flint Still Reckons With Water Crisis Fallout More Than A Decade Later

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Flint, Michigan’s water crisis, now widely recognized as one of the most severe public health failures in modern U.S. history, emerged from a convergence of long‑standing environmental neglect, economic decline and government decision‑making that prioritized cost savings over public safety. Although the crisis captured national attention in 2015 and 2016, subsequent investigations and court proceedings have made cl…