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Obama Says It Will Be Two Years Before Flint's Pipes Are Fixed
Speaking in Flint, Michigan, the president also urged parents to make sure their children were tested for lead poisoning.
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder Is Drinking Flint's Water Every Day For a Month
The action, says the governor, is to help restore public trust in the city's drinking water supply, which — if properly filtered — is once again safe to drink, according to state officials.
Newark, New Jersey School Officials Admit to Dangerous Levels of Lead Since at Least 2012
Newark's mayor Ras Baraka said austerity, small government, regressive tax reforms, and failure to invest in infrastructure is putting children in communities of color in harm's way.
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder's Aides Were Concerned About Flint's Water in 2014
In emails released today by the governor's office, a top Snyder aide warned in October 2014 that Flint's water quality was "downright scary."
Congressional Agency Says EPA Has Failed to Respond to Flint's Water Crisis
The Congressional Research Service says the US Environmental Protection Agency should use its emergency powers to intervene in Flint's water crisis.
Flint Residents Paid the Highest Rates in the US for Their Lead-Contaminated Water
A Food and Water Watch survey of the 500 largest water utilities in the United States found that Flint, Michigan charged the highest rates in the nation, with residents paying $864.32 on average in 2015 for undrinkable water.
Congressman Wants Federal Marshals to Hunt Down Flint's Former Emergency Manager
The US House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing examining the Flint water crisis and Chairman Jason Chaffetz issued two new subpoenas for state and federal officials to testify at future meetings.
Congress Will Look at Flint's Water Crisis — But They Won't Hear From Several Key Figures
A committee in the US House of Representatives is set to delve into what caused Flint, Michigan's mostly African-American population to be exposed to lead-tainted drinking water — and why state and federal officials were so slow to respond.
Michigan Calls in the National Guard to Distribute Water to the City of Flint
The state had to send troops to help a desperately poor city, because people there cannot use their lead-contaminated tap water.
The Drinking Water Has Been Poisoning Children in This Michigan City
A study published by Flint’s Hurley Medical Center linked the rise in elevated levels of lead in children to when Flint switched in 2014 from the using the Detroit water system to drawing water from the Flint River.
This American Town's Drinking Water Will Make You Permanently Dumber
That’s right. Doctors are now warning that drinking the tap water of the city that General Motors almost abandoned could actually permanently lower your IQ.
Why America's New Toxic Substances Legislation Is a Win for the Chemical Industry
Congress is currently considering amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act — and, if passed, they could seriously undermine public health and environmental protections.