Yes. Experts say the problem could potentially have been avoided by simply adding phosphorous to the water.
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Flint, Mich. Mayor Karen Weaver testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016, before a House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee hearing on the Flint water crisis.
On January 5, Governor Rick Snyder declared a state of emergency and then made a phone call to the Michigan National Guard to distribute water filters and bottled waters in Flint.
But people in Flint still feel disillusioned, and it’s hard to see how that gets fixed. “We’ve got some big things that we’ve got to do”, he said, “but because we’ve taken care of our finances, and done a better job with budgeting over the last four or five years, we can take on the big things and get ’em done”. But it makes me sad that the people we trusted failed us. “And we truly believe that children in Flint matter”. They now are based in Detroit, Flint, Pontiac and Saginaw.
The relationship between Flintstones and their government is an especially acute case of what’s happening all over the country.
“Unfortunately, there are a lot of resources and people spending their time on blame”. That fix would have only cost the city$50,000 a year.
And if that’s how the whole country feels, it’s easy to imagine how much stronger the feeling is in Flint.
He was frustrated and also wrote: “MDEQ reminds me of a stubborn 2yr old child”.
“I don’t even know what kale tastes like, OK? That doesn’t make sense to me at all”. She says the emotion reciprocated by Congress members spoke volumes. “So it’s gonna be hard”.
It’s hard to convince a jury to send someone to jail over negligence, he said, especially when more than one person is perceived to be responsible.
Cruz’s MI campaign director, Wendy Lynn Day, told Detroit News local reporter Chad Livengood that donating the water both supported the city and shows the “pro-life values of Senator Cruz”.
Money for Flint may be included in a $1.8 billion spending request Obama has made to combat the Zika virus, but no decisions have been made, Kildee and other lawmakers said.
Chaffetz said in a statement that he appreciates Snyder’s willingness to appear before the committee and looks forward to McCarthy’s testimony.
Children with minor lead exposure can have developmental delays, lowered IQs and behavioral problems that require additional educational services.
“The poisoning of Flint’s water-and the delayed response to that poisoning-is a classic example of the disproportionate burden of environmental harm being borne by low-income persons and communities of color”, said Cornell William Brooks, President and CEO.
Kildee said the federal government has found ways to help without a large infusion of cash, most recently approving federal small business loans for Flint businesses affected by the contaminated water. “When I became aware and engaged, that is when you saw an enforcement action taken”, McCarthy said.
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Officials have acknowledged the failure to control corrosion after Flint switched sources and began drawing water from the river in 2014 was a mistake that let lead leach from pipes into water that reached some homes. Expect nurses to push for new hires, since they say they’re already tired by excessive mandatory overtime, putting patients at risk. “That must be fixed and it must be fixed now”, Upton said.
