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State Might Not Defend DEQ Workers in Flint Water Suit

Attorney general says his office can defend only Snyder, state Buy Photo The state said Friday that purified water it sent to Flint state offices in January of 2015 was for use by the public, not just state employees. (Photo: Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press)Buy Photo A new legal migraine could be kicking in for seven Michigan Department of Environmental Quality employees who are being sued over …


DEQ: Flint Water Fix Should Have Come by 2014

Buy Photo Director Keith Creagh said staffers should have insisted on applying corrosion controls two years ago. (Photo: Steve Perez / The Detroit News)Buy Photo Even with the state’s faulty interpretation of federal law, Michigan environmental officials should have moved to install corrosion controls in Flint’s water system no later than December 2014, when tests first revealed dangerous lead …