Gretchen whitmer says an update is expected at the start of 2020 regarding a criminal investigation into the flint water crisis that was one of the worst man made environmental.
Flint michigan water problem 2020.
In january 2020 governor gretchen whitmer established the state s first environmental justice advisory council led by regina strong michigan s first environmental justice public.
No charges have yet resulted from a renewed investigation.
In michigan s biggest city the affordability of water is the main concern.
In april 2014 flint changed its water source from treated detroit water and sewerage department water sourced from lake huron and the detroit river to the flint river officials failed to apply corrosion inhibitors to the water.
The state of michigan is expected to announce that a 600 million settlement will be paid to victims of the flint water crisis.
2020 ariana hawk of flint michigan leads a chant during a.
The decisions regarding dissemination of natural water resources have a chain of cause and effect to the public health.
The state of michigan could have ended bottled water in early september 2017 in accordance with the mediated concerned pastors for social action settlement agreed to by the city of flint state of michigan concerned pastors for social.
Flint mi it s the sixth anniversary of the flint water crisis.
The flint water crisis is a public health crisis that started in 2014 after the drinking water source for the city of flint michigan was contaminated.
Ap the announcement of a 600 million deal between the state of michigan and residents of flint harmed by lead tainted water is the latest development in a crisis that began in.
Flint was left with thousands of damaged water pipes families surviving on bottled water and a battered self image.
No cases are currently in court connected to the crisis.
Flint s water continues to test the same as or better than similar cities across the state and country.
In 2014 just as the lead crisis in flint was unfolding detroit s bankrupt city government started shutting off water service to accounts that were 60 days behind on payments.
The state government s purpose was to save money.
The flint water crisis lessons.
This is what happened here in the water supply in flint michigan.
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