Tag: Flint Water crisis
Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Another oil spill, fracking fuels climate change, Mueller investigates Blackwater founder Erik Prince, and more.
Michigan to stop giving bottled water to Flint residents
Over 12,000 lead or galvanized steel pipes that could potentially bring lead-contaminated water are still in use.
Bruno Mars donates $1 million to Flint water crisis relief effort
“Ongoing challenges remain years later for Flint residents, and it’s important that we don’t forget our brothers and sisters affected by this disaster.”
#Flint: An update and a reminder that it has been 1,196...
Flint’s water problems started in April 2014 when the city switched its water source from the city of Detroit to the Flint River.
In Flint water crisis, could involuntary manslaughter charges actually lead to...
Prosecutors will try to prove five Michigan officials were responsible for a Legionnaires’ death because they knew about the problem, but failed to warn the public. Similar cases of environmental disasters have not resulted in convictions, but there are reasons Flint could break the mold.
5 Michigan officials charged with manslaughter in Flint water crisis
Still, no criminal charges have been filed against the governor at this time.
Atlantic City could be the next Flint – but residents are...
Chris Christie-appointed officials may soon privatize the city’s water utility.
Flint residents face crackdowns for not paying for poisoned water
Meanwhile, three years after the Flint water crisis began, pipes still have not been fixed and water is still considered unsafe to drink.
The next Flint? Two-thirds of residents in Corpus Christi, TX still...
Though some of the water use restriction have been lifted for some residents, two-thirds of those living in the Texas city are still forced to rely on bottled water for drinking and cooking.
Will Gov. Snyder be next to be charged over poisoning of...
The Flint water crisis began when unelected emergency manager Darnell Earley, appointed by Governor Rick Snyder, switched the source of the city’s drinking water from the Detroit system to the corrosive Flint River.