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Once again, residents of Flint, Michigan found themselves in a water crisis after the city announced a boil water advisory following a major water main break.
Flint switched from Detroit’s water supply to the Flint River in 2014, in part to save money. But the city did not use corrosion control to prevent lead from entering the water.
Flint has replaced most of its lead water pipes, more than ten years after contaminated water was found in the Michigan city's water system, prompting national outrage ...
The National Guard hand out water testing jugs for residents at a fire station January 21, 2016 in Flint, Michigan. The city's water supply had been contaminated by lead after a switch from Lake ...
The Flint water crisis did not begin on April 25th, 2014, when the city switched its water supply from Detroit’s system, tapping Lake Huron to its own on the Flint River. That tragic mistake was ...
April 25, 2014 — when Flint switched its water supply from the Great Lakes, Lake Huron specifically, to the Flint River — is the date of the crime, and it was ordered by Michigan governor Rick ...
Nine years after the water contamination in Flint, Michigan, devastated communities, some residents of the majority-Black city say they are still grappling with long-term health issues.
Flint, Michigan, changed its water system in 2014, resulting in water so toxic that residents got sick. Some even died. But that flip of a switch isn't when the city's water crisis began.
About 65% of the money would go to Flint residents who were 6 and under when first exposed to lead in Flint water, with 10% going to those who were between the ages of 7 and 11 and 5% to those who ...
The deal by Veolia North America and Flint residents comes on top of $26.3 million in previous settlements with the company, and $626 million from the state of Michigan and other parties.
An engineering company said Friday it has agreed to pay $53 million to settle all remaining lawsuits that alleged some blame for lead-contaminated water in Flint, Michigan, a decade ago. The deal ...
LANSING, Mich. — A federal judge has found the city of Flint in contempt of court for missing deadlines for lead water line replacement and related work in the aftermath of the Michigan city's ...