Trump EPA bars Michigan expert from drinking water advisory board

WASHINGTON, DC — The Trump administration has ordered a Michigan drinking water expert who played a pivotal role in exposing the Flint water crisis to “cease all work” on a federal advisory council because she criticized the government.

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EPA bars Trump admin critic from expert panel

The move sets a “dangerous precedent,” said the engineer and consultant who is a member of the agency's National Drinking Water Advisory Council.

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Elin Betanzo, a former federal drinking water engineer and private consultant based in Detroit, was ordered to cease EPA work due to her “potential signature on a petition.” She is pictured at a meeting holding a lead pipe while speaking at the Gods Household of Faith campus in Benton Harbor, Mich. on Oct. 9, 2021.Garret Ellison | MLive