Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently signed a trio of bills to prevent lead contamination of water in Michigan's schools and child care facilities. By requiring installation of water stations with filters certified to remove lead, the new legislation gives Michigan the strongest policy in the nation, according to Environment America Research & Policy Center’s Get The Lead Out report, which grades all 50 states’ laws on the matter.
Across the nation, lead contamination of schools’ water is widespread, and Michigan is no exception. Lead was found in the water at 89% of Michigan school and child care buildings tested from 2020
