Roy told the crowd, government agencies, like Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, tried to discredit the group’s research and inform the public the water was safe to drink. The fund, established by the Community Foundation of Greater Flint, is a supplemental… In the meantime Flint residents didn’t get a choice. “There could be many more, and we’re assuming that”.
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Drinking water in Flint was contaminated after the city moved away from the Detroit water system in 2014 and began pulling water from the polluted Flint River.
A day after NBC News reported that none of the corroded lead pipes at the core of the Flint water crisis have been removed, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder admitted he has no immediate plans to replace them. Flint water consumers – including those at the state office building – received the notice and were then able to determine what actions to take. John Cornyn of Texas, the No. 2 Senate Republican told reporters in the Capitol. The bill requires the state of MI to match the federal spending.
After months of downplaying concerns, including warnings from researchers about high lead levels in both the drinking water and in the blood of Flint children, the administration of Gov. Rick Snyder acknowledged around October 1 a problem that is now a full-blown public health crisis garnering global headlines. “The state of MI created this catastrophe”. The city’s water system became badly contaminated with lead after switching to a new water source. “I think what the administration is committed to doing is making sure that over the long haul, we follow through on this response”.
Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., left, and Sen.
And if you’re really itching to use that Amazon Prime account, what do people in Flint really want?
Thankfully, environmental and civil rights groups are working to help Flint residents and they have even filed a lawsuit on residents’ behalf, but the people of Flint can’t wait through a legal battle for the help that they desperately need now.
Reid said the Senate should focus on other municipal water supplies beyond Flint. It’s “very personal when, in fact, you’re trying to get drinking water or cook or bathe and the water looks like that”.
Stabenow said she has spoken with President Barack Obama, his Cabinet Secretaries and Democratic and Republican lawmakers and appreciates their willingness to work to address the crisis. The state of emergency, which was set to expire next week, was extended Thursday through April 14.
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The BWL has almost eliminated Lansing’s lead water service lines since an alarm raised in 2004 caused the utility to launch a massive program to replace them with copper lines by 2017. “Many of us believe that what went down in Flint should cause someone to have a rap sheet”. Tests are low-priced, but those at the highest risk, such as residents in older homes, need to be aware of the need to check their water, Swistock said. What a powerful blow to the idea that government’s objective is to serve the people.
