Four years ago this month, then-Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder declared an emergency in Flint, and $390 million in state aid began pouring in. Much of the money, however, was spent on activities only peripherally related to lead in water, state spending data show. About $129 million was spent on economic development and “social development,” nearly […]
Michigan Health Chief Faces Trial on Flint Water Crisis Manslaughter Charges…
A judge ruled Monday that Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Nick Lyon will stand trial on felony charges stemming from the Flint water crisis. Lyon was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter and one count of misconduct in office related to the 2014-2015 Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Flint that took the […]
STUDY: Flint Water Crisis Caused Increase in Fetal Deaths, Lower Fertility Rates…
The long-term health effects of the Flint water crisis are still unfolding, with a new study pointing to the contaminated water as a cause of lower fertility rates among the city’s women and an increase in infant mortality. The paper, published Wednesday by two University of Kansas economic professors, challenges…
Health Chief, 4 Others Get Flint Manslaughter Charges…
Michigan’s health department director and four other officials involved with Flint’s lead-contaminated water were charged Wednesday with involuntary manslaughter, the most serious charges to date in the criminal investigation. Nick Lyon was accused of misconduct in office and involuntary manslaughter, becoming the highest-ranking member of Gov. Rick Snyder’s administration to be targeted in the criminal […]
EPA Makes it Official, Sends $100M to Michigan for Flint Water Crisis…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $100-million grant to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality to fund drinking water infrastructure upgrades in Flint, funding that had been approved by Congress and former President Barack Obama late last year. Provided by the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act of 2016, the funds awarded…