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Flint water task force places blame for crisis with the state
2016-03-23 16:10:07| Waste Management - Topix.net
Primary responsibility for the Flint water crisis lies with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, according to the final report of a governor-appointed task force examining the city's water woes. The report, released Wednesday, March 23, includes 36 findings and 44 recommendations for state and local officials following the crisis.
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Crisis puts water projects in top gear
2016-03-14 00:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Times of India: The civic officials and elected representatives are in a huddle as the city stares at a severe water crisis. A series of meetings have been held in Mumbai and Pune to expedite pending water projects. Experts, however, say that traditional business-as-usual approach to water management will not help resolve the crisis permanently. On its part, the PMC has accelerated the Bhama Askhed pipeline project. Guardian minister Girish Bapat called a meeting in Mumbai last week to discuss hurdles in the...
Flint water crisis prompts DEQ oversight proposal from Senate Democrats
2016-02-24 21:38:55| Waste Management - Topix.net
Citizen commissions would oversee air and water quality efforts of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality under legislation proposed by Senate Democrats Wednesday. "Air pollution is directly linked to an increase in heart and respiratory ailments, as well as a host of other health complications," said Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood, D-Taylor.
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Flint water crisis: EPA concerned with 'inadequate' state and city response
2016-02-20 20:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said it has serious concerns over the inadequate response to the Flint toxic water crisis by both the city and Michigan officials, pointing to a lack of expert help on the ground and a failure to provide a proper water treatment plan. In a letter to the Michigan department of environmental quality (MDEQ), Mark Pollins, director of the EPAs water enforcement division, said Flint has not yet demonstrated that it has an adequate number of qualified...
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Clinton calls Flint water crisis a immorala in break from NH
2016-02-08 15:12:28| Apparel - Topix.net
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton meets members of the House of Prayer Missionary Baptist Church on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016, in Flint, Mich. Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton shouts out with joy as she reacts to Pastor Kenneth L. Stewart saying she will be the next U.S. president when she walks to the pulpit to discuss the Flint water crisis at House of Prayer Missionary Baptist Church in Flint, Mich., on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016.
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