After fighting for clean drinking water since 2018, a Michigan city will finally get lead-free lines

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has promised an all-hands-on-deck' approach to replace the lines within 18 months

Residents of Benton Harbor, Michigan, a predominantly Black city that has dealt with elevated lead levels in its water for at least three years, have welcomed an announcement by the governor that all lead lines in the city would be replaced over the next 18 months.

The governor, Gretchen Whitmer, promised an all-hands-on-deck" approach to addressing the water crisis that has been plaguing this impoverished city since at least 2018.