May 18, 2026
Residents of Flint, Michigan, and the federal government have offered sharply different accounts of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's role in the city's water crisis in hundreds of pages of proposed findings submitted after a bellwether bench trial that lasted more than a month and ended in March.
February 24, 2026
A Michigan federal judge on Tuesday sharply limited the scope of testimony in the Flint water trial from a regional counsel for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ruling the attorney may not serve as a "conduit for hearsay" or narrate events he learned through preparation for a deposition.
February 02, 2026
A former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency official testified Monday in Michigan federal court that the agency should have intervened in the Flint water crisis a year before issuing its warning over high lead levels.
January 02, 2026
Environmental issues are taking center stage in Michigan courts in 2026, with an upcoming federal bench trial to determine whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is liable for how it handled the Flint water crisis, and the Michigan and U.S. Supreme Courts tackling disputes between the state and Enbridge Energy over a pipeline project proposed for underneath the Straits of Mackinac.
December 03, 2025
A Michigan federal judge on Wednesday wasn't convinced that Flint residents seeking damages from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over its response to the city's water crisis could yet show the agency intentionally failed to catalog identities of confidential informants the residents want to depose.
October 20, 2025
U.S. Department of Justice attorneys told a Michigan federal judge on Monday that the government shutdown is "straining" resources and restricting their ability to timely produce requested information in litigation over the response to the Flint water crisis.
October 01, 2025
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has defended its timing of using its authority to issue a Safe Drinking Water Act order regarding lead in the city of Flint's water, urging a Michigan federal judge to dismiss claims from bellwether plaintiffs who alleged the agency was negligent in its response to the crisis.
April 28, 2025
A Michigan federal judge entered final judgment Monday in litigation brought by the state of Michigan and about 26,000 individuals against Veolia North America alleging it prolonged the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, after a $53 million settlement was approved earlier this month.
March 27, 2025
A Michigan federal judge on Thursday defended her decision to grant a third of a $53 million settlement to attorney fees for lawyers who represented Flint claimants who alleged a water firm prolonged the water crisis, saying many members of the public don't understand the complexities of the case.
February 21, 2025
A water engineering firm on Friday said it will pay $53 million to settle claims from the state of Michigan and thousands of Flint residents who allege the company failed to properly identify corrosion control treatment issues or alert officials to the dangers of the city's water, prolonging the water crisis.