"LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took steps Monday to restructure and rename the state environmental agency that drew criticism for its handling of the Flint water crisis under former Gov. Rick Snyder.
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality will become the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy. The agency will house new public advocacy offices for clean water and “environmental justice” to investigate complaints about water quality and help ensure fair consideration of low-income and minority community interests.
While not referring specifically to Flint, Whitmer said during a ceremony where she signed three executive orders that “communities across our state don’t trust the water coming out of their taps and there’s a real lack of trust in state government.”"
John Flesher and David Eggert report for the Associated Press February 4, 2019.
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