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January 2 – In her first act as governor, Whitmer signs an executive directive requiring state employees to immediately report to their department or agency director any threat to public health or safety, an action inspired by the decisions made by her predecessor's administration that led to the water crisis. [96] January 4 – Michigan ...
In that time, Michigan started and then stopped providing free bottled water to Flint residents; criminal charges were brought and then dismissed against several officials for deaths suspected of ...
Mays was known for outbursts that attracted a robust social media following. FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Eric Mays, a Flint, Michigan, city council member known for activism during the city’s water ...
Flint residents say they still don't trust the water: "This is an atrocity that should not have happened to nobody," said Claudia Perkins, 71. Flint marks 10 years since water crisis began, but ...
On April 23, 2019, Status Coup released the documentary Flushing Flint which claimed that the water testing by Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) was manipulated by MDEQ staff taking water samples after flushing running water from taps for several minutes before taking the samples, contrary to normal procedures for water ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A decade after the Flint, Michigan, water crisis raised alarms about the continuing dangers of lead in tap water, President Joe Biden is setting a 10-year deadline for cities across the nation to replace their lead pipes, finalizing an aggressive approach aimed at ensuring that drinking water is safe for all Americans.
The Poisoned City: Flint's Water and the American Urban Tragedy is a 2018 book by journalist Anna Clark that examines the Flint water crisis. The book has five "positive" reviews, seven "rave" reviews, and one "mixed" review, according to review aggregator Book Marks .
Among the 21,858 people who signed up for the Flint Registry — a database of people who lived in the city during the water crisis that tracks health effects and also offers support and resources ...