Maurice Davis, a lifelong Democrat who serves as vice president of the Flint, Michigan, city council, endorsed President Donald Trump for re-election on Wednesday ahead of a speech by Vice President Mike Pence in a visit to the city…
A Full Third of Flint’s Emergency $390 Million Water Funds Did Not Go to Clean Water…
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 […]
Why Did Michigan Just Drop All Charges in the Flint Water Crisis?…
The people of Flint, Michigan, deserve justice. More than five years ago, the city switched its water source and exposed nearly 100,000 residents to lead-tainted drinking water. Yet the state has failed to hold anyone accountable for this event, and now the Department of Attorney General is dropping all charges related to the investigation—including an […]
Flint Mayor Asked City Employees to Divert Donations to Her Nonprofit…
Flint Mayor Karen Weaver asked employees to redirect charitable donors to a nonprofit fund she created shortly after taking office in 2015, an ex-city official testified during a federal whistleblower trial in Detroit on Wednesday, May 8. Weaver, who took the stand briefly Wednesday and may testify further Thursday, said she created the fund at […]
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…
1,700 Flint Residents File Class-Action Lawsuit Against the EPA…
More than 1,700 residents of Flint, Michigan, are seeking legal compensation in a class-action lawsuit against the U.S. government for the handling of the lead water crisis in their city. The litigation has been a long time coming for a community that has suffered well over two years with poisoned water and for most of […]
SHAME: Flint’s 1000-Plus Days Without Safe Drinking Water…
If you believe public health officials, lead levels in Flint, Michigan’s water have finally fallen to acceptable levels. The problem is, nobody in Flint has any faith in official pronouncements, and there’s a lot more wrong with the city’s water than just lead. It’s been more than 1000 days since the water has been safe […]