The plaintiffs in that case include several Flint families and activist Melissa Mays.
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Canvassers rejected a second petition by Murphy that seeks the recall of Lt. Gov. Brian Calley if Snyder is recalled from office.
He says first responders had to work through a fast-moving creek to get passengers out from the front auto, which plunged into the water.
The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs said Monday that industry experts and mechanical contractors have inspected sprinkler systems in the city.
In January, Snyder declared a state of emergency and the city switched water suppliers again, but city residents still must rely on bottled water for drinking, cooking and other purposes. Corrosion control chemicals were not used after the switch, allowing lead to leach from some pipes into Flint’s water supply.
“When I turn my water on, I get a sulfur smell”.
Seven families in Flint, Michigan, are filing a class-action lawsuit on Monday, seeking to hold a raft of city and state officials responsible for the lead-poisoning crisis that has made Flint into a symbol of government failure and environmental disaster, NBC News reported.
“We must focus on what should be done for people of Flint”, Clinton said in the debate’s opening minutes on Sunday.
EPA staff plans to meet with all USA state top water officials as the agency prepares to implement a new rule on lead and copper in drinking water.
It seeks a jury trial and unspecified damages. Talk to public health professionals.
It’s a stark illustration of how devastating the city’s water crisis has been, from both a human and environmental standpoint.
More than half of Americans say that Flint’s contamination is a sign of a more widespread problem, while about 4 in 10 say it’s an isolated incident.
Ruffalo starred in “Spotlight”, which recently won the best picture Academy Award.
A class-action lawsuit stemming from Flint’s lead-contaminated water has been filed on behalf of residents against Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder as well as government officials and corporations.
The alleged misconduct led to “physical and psychological injuries, learning and other permanent disabilities, weight loss, stunted growth, anemia, headaches, abdominal and other pain, mental anguish, emotional distress, the cost of medical, educational, and rehabilitation expenses, and other expenses of training and assistance, loss of income and earning capacity, property damage, destruction of water service lines, and devaluation of property damages”, the suit says.
Today, Michigan Radio reports that the city of Flint is taking out a million loan to pay for replacing lead pipes, with Mayor Karen Weaver saying the city can’t wait on state and federal money that’s been promised.
The EPA is investigating why it failed to do more to address Flint’s water concerns.
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Flint mom Melissa Lightfoot said that before the city changed water sources, her children were tested for lead and were not found to be in danger.
