The City of Benton Harbor has reportedly settled a lawsuit filed by a group of residents accusing state and city officials of “deliberate indifference” over lead levels in the water supply. (December ...

Officials have known for years that Benton Harbor, Mich., has high levels of lead in the water. Now, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has set an 18-month... Benton Harbor mayor talks about his city's lead water ...

LANSING, MI — Benton Harbor residents who drank lead-contaminated water would join forces with local officials and pursue claims against the city’s insurers under a proposed federal class action ...

Tighter regulations and an influx of federal money in recent years have helped communities across the U.S. initiate efforts ...

(CN) — A Sixth Circuit panel on Tuesday revived claims against the city of Benton Harbor, Michigan, and its officials over lead-contaminated drinking water while ruling to keep the state out of the ...

The City of Benton Harbor has reached a settlement agreement regarding elevated lead levels in water from 2018 to 2021. The city said it will enter into a consent judgement of $25 million. The city’s ...

BENTON HARBOR, Mich., May 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Nationally recognized law firm Levy Konigsberg obtained a federal court ruling yesterday that revives civil rights claims against the City of Benton ...