The fund, established by the Community Foundation of Greater Flint, is a supplemental.
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The tainted water supply has led to an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease, and residents who have drunk the water are reportedly suffering from long-term health issues, childhood behavior problems, and mental health issues.
Val Washington, a Flint attorney who among others represents the residents, said the legal team is now deciding whether to appeal the ruling. “I believe our elected officials owe us answers and should be held accountable for poisoning a city in the”. The river had a reputation for nastiness, and after the April 2014 switch, .
Sources tell FOX in Detroit 3 people connected to the crisis are expected to be criminally charged.
It’s “lucky for him that he can drink filtered water, because we have been dealing with this for two years, and we were drinking it when it wasn’t filtered”, the mayor said at her weekly news conference.
Democrats at the state Capitol say they plan to put up a fight over spending on criminal defense attorneys for Governor Rick Snyder.
A class-action lawsuit over Flint’s contaminated water was dismissed Tuesday, with the judge saying constitutional claims by residents are barred by the federal Safe Drinking Water Act.
Mark Wilson/Getty Images Flint residents holding bottles of the city’s contaminated water.
Atlanta Black Star reported that residents have been filing lawsuits against the state since last fall. But prosecutors had other tools at their disposal, including subpoena power that enabled them to secure documents from city, state and federal agencies, according to this person.
In a statement, the governor said, “Flint residents made it clear that they would like to see me personally drink the water, so today I am fulfilling that request”.
That move was a decision made by the state, and it turned out to be a bad one.
The Republican governor will now drink it at work and at home for at least a month and has encouraged residents to use the water for drinking and cooking.
The charges will include felonies, sources told WXYZ-TV, and are a result from the investigation into the toxic water emergency.
Officials also are exploring possible links between the river water and outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease tied to 12 area deaths.
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“We’ve been dealing with this for two years, and we had to drink this water when it wasn’t filtered”, she said.
