Michigan tells majority-Black city not to drink tap water amid lead crisis

Benton Harbor residents have had lead-contaminated water for at least three years as activists call on state to do more

Residents of a majority-Black city in Michigan have been advised by the state not to use tap water for drinking, bathing, or cooking out of an abundance of caution" owing to lead contamination.

For at least three years, residents of Benton Harbor, Michigan, have been suffering from lead-contaminated water with what experts describe as insufficient intervention from state and local officials.