flint water
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Attorneys for Flint kids move to block sewage study in water crisis lawsuit
Attorneys for seven children want a federal judge to block testimony about a study of city sewage during the Flint water crisis, research that claims the most damaging releases of lead into the city’s water system occurred before the consultant they are suing ever started its work here.
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10 years after Flint’s crisis started, residents demand clean water as a human right
Some of the first people to protest a change in Flint’s water source 10 years ago returned to march on City Hall on Thursday, April 25, pledging to never forget the water crisis they lived through and to prevent others from unfolding in the future.
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20 critical moments in the 10-year history of the Flint water crisis
It has been 10 years since the city of Flint switched its water source, triggering a monumental health and infrastructure crisis that’s still being dealt with today.
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10 years after it was triggered, Flint remembers the beginning of the water crisis
Some played big public roles in the Flint water crisis. Some were so angry that they fought City Hall for the first time in their lives.
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10 years later, hear from the Flint boy who found himself on the cover of Time Magazine
The Flint water crisis impacted thousands of people. But the face of the crisis was just a little boy.
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Flint residents deserve to see evidence against Snyder, mayor says as water crisis anniversary nears
Mayor Sheldon Neeley says the dismissal of criminal charges against former Gov. Rick Snyder and other government officials last year robbed Flint residents of the water crisis closure they still need as the tenth anniversary of the tragedy nears.
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Flint city attorney says new water consent order isn’t tied to new violations
A proposed administrative consent order between the city and the state of Michigan doesn’t involve any new violations of the state Safe Drinking Water Act, Flint City Attorney William Kim says.
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Flint will open treatment plant for tours on 10th anniversary of water crisis
The city of Flint is planning to spotlight the same water treatment plant that was in the public eye for all the wrong reasons a decade ago.
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At 2 years old, he became the face of the Flint water crisis. He still has questions
Sincere Smith was just two years old when he appeared on the cover of TIME magazine highlighting the pitfalls of the crisis in 2016.
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March on Flint City Hall will start commemoration of water crisis anniversary
The 10-year anniversary of the triggering event in the Flint water crisis will start with a march on City Hall on Thursday, April 25, and end two days later with a forum to update residents on unresolved water issues.
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Why Flint’s child health infrastructure might not have existed without the water crisis
While the lasting impacts of the Flint water crisis on children’s mental and physical health will continue to be evaluated, the support system surrounding Flint youth has boomed.
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Flint in hush-hush talks to resolve alleged violations of Safe Drinking Water Act
The city of Flint is proposing to resolve allegations that it is violating the Safe Drinking Water Act through an administrative consent order with the state but neither party has disclosed what the problems are or how much it will cost to fix them.