“Mistrust in government is at a heightened level”, Snyder, a Republican, said in a request dated Thursday and released to The Associated Press.
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Flint has switched back to using water from the Huron River, but the city’s pipes are still contaminated; it’s unclear when residents will be able to use the tap system again.
(Dale G. Young/Detroit News via AP).
The National Guard has been called in to help distribute bottled water, filters and other supplies to residents.
Many citizens of Flint, Michigan are refusing to-and for good reason.
Flint emergency manager Jerry Ambrose speaking at a news conference about the water crisis in February.
The investigation will determine if any state laws were violated in the wake of numerous complaints of lead exposure. FEMA didn’t immediately return a message seeking comment. The corrosive water stripped lead from pipes, and children in the city were found with high levels of lead in their blood.
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and the city of Flint are facing a lawsuit.
MLive.com and WDIV-TV report that the protesters arrived in Lansing via buses from Flint and Detroit.
If the request is granted, it could provide millions of dollars to pay for clean water, filters and other essentials. “While everyone acknowledges that mistakes were made, my duty as attorney general requires that I conduct this investigation”.
MARCH 27: Flint officials say the quality of its water has improved and that testing finds the water meets all state and federal standards for safety.
Kildee asked for a federal disaster declaration in September.
While nothing has been promised yet, White House spokesman Josh Earnest says Snyder’s requests will be considered “expeditiously”.
This version of the story corrects the cost of the emergency measures to $41 million.
Snyder’s request is expected to be reviewed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Flint’s tap water became contaminated with too much lead after the city switched its water supply in 2014 while a new pipeline was under construction.
Snyder said on Friday he supports the return of more executive powers to Flint Mayor Karen Weaver.
Mr Snyder has been criticised for how he has handled the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign. Nine days later, the governor announced that he had asked the Obama administration to designate the county surrounding Flint as a federal emergency area.
In the last three weeks, a panel appointed by Snyder reported that state officials had for months wrongly brushed aside complaints about the contamination.
February 3: State officials pledge $2 million for Flint’s troubled water system.
“This should have been done a long time ago”. In addition, state officials disclosed this week that in 2014 and 2015, there was a spike in Legionnaire’s disease cases in Genesee County, which includes Flint, including 10 fatalities, coinciding with the contamination of the water supply.
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Protesters from Flint, Mich., and Detroit chant, asking for the resignation of Gov. Rick Snyder in relation to Flint’s water crisis, at the Capitol in Lansing on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016.
