flint, michigan
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#Flint: Mayor Karen Weaver Says State Oversight of Water System Is ‘Unwarranted and Unnecessary’
As of Tuesday, it has been 1,510 days since the people of Flint, Mich., have had a clean and stable water system. Although experts in the state had flagged the city’s water system as still being “poor,” Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder still pulled the plug on free water distribution in the city, leaving the residents…
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#Flint: Water Was Flagged as ‘Poor’ Weeks Before Gov. Snyder Ended Water-Distribution Program
As of Tuesday, the people of Flint, Mich., have been without clean water for 1,475 days. Gov. Rick Snyder ended free bottled-water distribution in the city on April 6, citing test results that showed the city’s water supply tested below the federal action level for lead—but environmental experts in the state had warned that the…
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#Flint: Mayor Seeks EPA’s Help in Restoring Bottled-Water-Distribution Service
As of Tuesday, the people of Flint, Mich., have been without clean water for 1,468 days. Last week marked the four-year anniversary of the water switch that began the contamination that has left city residents dependent on bottled water and water filters. Earlier this month, the state ended the bottled-water-distribution program, citing testing that showed…
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#Flint: On This Day 4 Years Ago, the Water Crisis Started. The Water Is Still Not Safe
One thousand, four hundred and sixty-two days. The people of Flint, Mich., have been without clean water in their pipes for 1,462 days. The Flint water crisis began on April 25, 2014. When city business was being overseen by a state emergency manager, the decision was made to switch the city’s water source from the…
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#Flint: Michigan Cuts Off Bottled-Water Distribution, Claiming Water Quality Is Restored
One thousand, four hundred and forty-six days. As of Monday, the water crisis in Flint, Mich., has been going on for 1,446 days. There are still areas of the city that are testing high for lead levels, including the city’s public schools, but on Friday, the state decided it no longer needs to provide bottled-water-distribution services…
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#Flint: As 4-Year Anniversary Nears, Water in Schools Still Shows Elevated Lead Levels
One thousand, four hundred and forty days. As of Tuesday, it has been 1,440 days since the residents of Flint, Mich., have had clean, safe water traveling through their pipes. In exactly three weeks, we will hit the four-year mark since the lead-contaminated-water crisis started. As of today, residents are still being told to use…
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#Flint: Will and Jaden Smith Will Donate Water Monthly Until Lead Levels in Schools Are Down
Monday marks day 1,411 since the people of Flint, Mich., had (relatively) clean, safe water running through the pipes in their homes. We are nearly at the four-year mark, and although there has been some change, it has been slow, and the end is still not here. The city doesn’t get as many headlines in…
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Watch: As Flint, Mich., Literacy Rates Plummet, Is Poisoned Water to Blame?
New data shows that less than 11 percent of Flint, Mich., children are proficient in reading. According to the Michigan Department of Education, reading rates have significantly dropped since the start of the Flint water crisis in 2014, from 41.6 percent to 10.7 percent. Could the lead-contaminated water be to blame? Watch above.
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#Flint: 1,383 Days Without Safe Water, and the EPA Wants to Make Sure This Doesn’t Happen Again
Monday marks day 1,383 that the people in the city of Flint, Mich., have been without safe water in their pipes. Although experts claim that lead levels are much lower than they were before, residents are still being cautioned to use bottled water or water filters. As the city’s old pipes are being replaced (thus…
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#Flint: 1,357 Days With No Clean Water; Control Over City Finances May Return to Local Government
As of Thursday, the people of Flint, Mich., have gone 1,357 days without clean water in their pipes. While the bureaucratic wheels of resolution continue to spin slowly, a state board voted Wednesday to return control over city financial decisions back to the local government. Flint’s finances have been monitored by the state-appointed Receivership Transition…