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Mi DEQ director resigns amid Flint water crisis

Posted at 5:48 PM, Dec 29, 2015
and last updated 2021-01-14 14:30:47-05

The head of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has resigned amid Flint's water crisis.

It's a story that's made national headlines.

Director Dan Wyant stepped down today, as Governor Rick Snyder apologized to the city for lead contamination.

Flint's drinking water had caused a public health scare after children were found to have elevated lead levels in their blood.