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Heinz Family Foundation Honors Pediatrician Who Brought National Attention to Flint, Mich.’s Lead-Contaminated Water Crisis
On Thursday, the Heinz Family Foundation honored pediatrician and public health advocate Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha by making her the recipient of the 22nd Heinz Award in the public policy category. The accolade includes an unrestricted cash award of $250,000. Hanna-Attisha is being recognized for stepping forward to expose the elevated lead levels in children in…
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#Flint: An Update and a Reminder That It Has Been 1,196 Days Since the Mich. City Had Clean Drinking Water
The people of Flint, Mich., still do not have clean water in their taps, but what they do have is a three-and-a-half-year legacy of bureaucratic bullshit and red tape, lead poisoning, outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease, sick babies and children, and a whole lot of back-and-forth between the city and the state over who is going…
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#Flint: US Health and Human Services Sends $15,000,000 in Aid to Help Families Impacted by Lead Contamination
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced last week that it was providing approximately $15 million in funding to help the Genesee County Healthy Start program provide health and social services to mothers and families who have or are at risk for lead exposure in Flint, Mich., and surrounding communities. The fund, announced…
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#Flint: City Council Approves Short-Term Water Contract After Heated Arguments at Meeting
Monday, June 26, was the deadline set by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality for the Flint, Mich., City Council to either approve a 30-year contract with the Great Lakes Water Authority, provide an alternative long-term water solution or face legal action, and after a night of screaming matches between the public, council members and…
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Flint, Mich., Water Crisis: How Much Is Gov. Snyder Responsible?
We knew the Flint, Mich., water crisis had poisoned people—now the investigation has reached the point of manslaughter charges. Along with several others, Nick Lyon, director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, was charged June 14 with misconduct in office and involuntary manslaughter for his role in the crisis—specifically, for failing to…
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Mich. Health Director, 4 Other Officials Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter for Their Roles in Flint’s Water Crisis
Six current and former Michigan and Flint officials—including Michigan Health and Human Services Director Nick Lyon—were slapped with criminal charges Wednesday for their roles in the city’s water crisis, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has confirmed. The tainted water has been suspected to be the cause of an outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease that has resulted…
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Flint, Mich., Police Investigating After Facebook Video Shows Woman Dragged From House and Beaten
Police in Flint, Mich., have opened an investigation to find out the story behind a Facebook video posted Wednesday afternoon that shows a woman being dragged out of a house by what appears to be two men and beaten on the front lawn of the home by a group of three women. MLive reports that…
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#Flint: Eminem Surprises High School Graduates in the Class of 2017 With a Special Gift
Rap superstar and Michigan native Eminem surprised more than 230 graduates of Flint Community Schools at their commencement ceremony Tuesday by presenting them with a special gift: a new set of Beats by Dre headphones for each one of them. MLive reports that as the graduates prepared to cross the stage and receive their diplomas,…