flint water crisis
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#Flint: EPA Says No Freeze on Grant Money, but Residents Aren’t Holding Their Breath
The Trump administration reportedly conducted a brief review of Environmental Protection Agency grants but never ordered a “freeze” on new awards despite reports to the contrary, a spokesman said Thursday, but confusing responses from those in the administration still have not answered the question of whether or not Flint, Mich., is getting the aid it…
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Flint, Mich., Left Wondering How Trump’s EPA Freeze Will Impact the $100,000,000 It Was Promised in Grant Aid
State officials in Michigan are wondering how the Trump administration’s freeze on Environmental Protection Agency grants and contracts will affect the $100 million in funds already allocated for the Flint water crisis. As previously reported on The Root, within hours of President Donald Trump’s swearing-in Friday, officials at the Environmental Protection Agency were barred from…
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Flint, Mich., Water-System Lead Levels Are Now Below Federal Limit, Officials Say
The water crisis in Flint, Mich., is far from over, but the Associated Press reports that the city’s water system no longer has levels of lead that grossly exceed the federal limit. Michigan state environmental officials are calling this good news for the city, whose residents are still dealing with the fallout from officials’ negligence.…
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Federal Judge Denies Mich. Attorney General’s Attempt to Join Lawsuit With Flint Residents
A federal judge has denied Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette’s attempt to side with Flint residents in a lawsuit against the state that compels the door-to-door delivery of bottled water for residents without a properly installed water filter. U.S. District Judge David Lawson called Schuette’s attempt “superficial posturing,” and said it created a “troubling ethical…
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Flint, Mich.’s Water Crisis Continues; Latest Events Prove It’s Far From Over
The people of Flint, Mich., still do not have clean water, and there does not appear to be a definite end in sight to the need for water filters and bottled water for everything from bathing to cooking more than a year after Mayor Karen Weaver called a state of emergency because of elevated lead…
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#Flint: Government, Independent Experts Say Water System Improving; Residents Skeptical
At a town hall meeting Tuesday night meant to update the public on the status of Flint, Mich.’s water system, government and independent experts told the gathered crowd that the city’s lead-contaminated water system is improving. But after a year of being told one thing and later finding out another, the people were unmoved. Flint’s…
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Lifetime Has Movie in the Works on Flint Water Crisis, Starring Cher
Lifetime has a movie in the works inspired by the Flint, Mich., water crisis, and singer-actress Cher is slated to be the star. Don’t roll your eyes yet; we haven’t gotten to the best part. This is Cher’s first movie in seven years. According to the Hollywood Reporter, she will portray a Flint resident whose…
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State of Mich. Tries to Pull a Fast One With Invite-Only Meeting on Flint Water
The state of Michigan continues to insult the residents of the city of Flint, who are already enduring what seems to be a never-ending water crisis and the inability to get clean bottled water delivered to their homes without a fight. In its latest faux pas, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality tried to have…
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Flint, Mich., Plaintiffs File Emergency Motion to Force City, State to Deliver Water
Plaintiffs in the lawsuit that led to a court order requiring delivery of bottled water to residents of Flint, Mich., filed an emergency motion Wednesday to force the state of Michigan and the city of Flint to comply with the order. Neither the city nor the state has complied with the court order that mandates…
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Sandbranch, Texas: A Small Community Denied Water for Over 30 Years Fights Back
Sandbranch, Texas, a small unincorporated community in Dallas County, has been fighting for over 30 years to have access to clean running water, but between the machinations of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Dallas County officials, the community continues to go without this most basic and critical of human rights. Sandbranch is located 14…