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Flint Residents Were Given - False Assurances' W...
2016-01-20 00:34:44| Waste Management - Topix.net
Lawyers have now filed three suits on behalf of Flint residents, as they ask the "state of Michigan to step up" amidst Flint's ongoing water crisis. Two additional suits, both class-action, were filed Friday and Tuesday by Flint residents against Gov. Rick Snyder, former Flint emergency managers Darnell Earley and Jerry Ambrose, the state Department of Environmental Quality, state Department of Health & Human Services and Genesee County, attorneys from Pitt, McGehee, Palmer & Rivers announced Tuesday.
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Flint Water Crisis and Scandal: 5 Things to Know
2016-01-17 18:20:03| Waste Management - Topix.net
FlLINT, MI-The water crisis in Flint gained a new national spotlight after President Obama declared a federal emergency in the city. Troubles began when the city switched its water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River in 2014 in an effort to save money.
Michigan Governor in Hot Water Over Flint Water Crisis
2016-01-16 05:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, a Republican, Thursday asked President Barack Obama to declare both an emergency and an expedited major disaster for Genesee County as a result of ongoing emergency water response efforts in the city of Flint. Snyder requested federal aid in the form of individual and public assistance to help residents and state and local government agencies to protect the health, safety and welfare of Flint`s more than 102,400 residents. Located along the Flint River, 66 miles...
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Did Michigan officials hide the truth about lead in Flint?
2016-01-15 01:04:00| Waste Management - Topix.net
Michigan officials may have altered sample data to lower the city of Flint's water lead-level reports, according to official documents and a researcher who conducted extensive tests there over the last six months. Documents and emails show discrepancies between two reports detailing the toxicity of lead samples collected by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and the city of Flint between February and June 2015, Professor Marc Edwards from Virginia Tech University said.
Flint: Gov. pledges contact with every home
2016-01-12 03:44:40| Waste Management - Topix.net
Boil orders and bottled water have become the norm for residents in Flint, Michigan, and now residents and federal investigators are trying to determine who's really to blame. The city switched water sources in April 2014 in hopes of saving money.
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