The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, formerly Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, is a principal department of the U.S. state of Michigan for environmental issues
Sources of DEQ's FY 2015 budget
DEQ's FY 2015 expenditures
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The Flint water crisis was a public health crisis from 2014 to 2019 which involved the drinking water for the city of Flint, Michigan, being contaminated with lead and possibly Legionella bacteria.
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
…with responsibility for mapping and assessing the state's geological resources." In 2015 and 2016, the Michigan DEQ was criticized for its role in the Flint water crisis; agency officials repeatedly dismissed citizens' concerns about water quality in Flint, leading to a delay in addressing lead poisoning in the city's…
Flint in 2022
Governor Rick Snyder and his administration were widely blamed for the decisions that led to the crisis, with numerous people calling for his resignation. He left office on December 31, 2018, due to term limits but was charged with willful neglect of duty in January 2021.
On her first day in office, Governor Gretchen Whitmer directed state employees to immediately report to their department or agency director any threat to public health or safety.
Flint in 2022