High levels of lead were found in Flint’s water system causing their water to be unsafe for months.
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The Boston Globe reported that the company promised to “continue to provide bottles to residents until the city’s water problems are solved”.
On Friday, rock band Pearl Jam announced it would be donating $300,000 to the United Way’s Flint Water Fund, Rolling Stone reports. The company is working closely with Michigan State Emergency Management and Homeland Security, Genesee County Emergency Management, the Red Cross, and local community leaders to integrate AQUAhydrate into ongoing water distribution and relief efforts.
Many people around the country have been stepping up to help the citizens of Flint, Michigan.
If you weren’t aware by now, Diddy and Mark Wahlberg are in the water business.
Stars including Sean Combs, Mark Wahlberg and Eminem are the latest to donate bottled water to a town in MI.
Other celebrities who have already donated include Big Sean and Cher. He asked 10 of his friends to match the donation.
“Our children should not have to be anxious about the water that they’re drinking in American cities, that’s not something that we can accept”, Obama said.
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While the city has now switched back to the Detroit water supply, officials fear the damage done to the city’s aging pipes may be irreversible.
