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- Jaden Smith launches Water Box to aid with the Flint water crisis Sat, 9 Mar 19, 8:30amFor the past three years, the First Trinity Missionary Baptist Church has been battling the Flint water crisis by handing out clean water to locals. Volunteers with the organization started giving out bottled water every...
- Flint activist and stay-at-home mom wins the Goldman Environmental Prize Tue, 24 Apr 18, 3:44amA stay-at-home mother of four children just won an award often described as the Nobel Prize for the environment. LeeAnne Walters earned the Goldman Environmental Prize for her work spearheading a citizens' movement to test...
- Clothing made from recycled water bottles highlights the ongoing crisis in Flint Sat, 21 Apr 18, 1:06amA new fashion exhibit in Queens underscores the ongoing water-contamination crisis in Flint, Michigan. "Flint Fit" comprises a series of garments inspired by the "power and necessity of water, manufacturing history of Flint,...
- Michigan health department head charged with involuntary manslaughter over Flint crisis Thu, 15 Jun 17, 12:39amFlint, Michigan is still grappling with the aftermath of the water crisis - in March mayor Karen Weaver said it may be over two years before locals will be able to drink water from the tap without using a filter...
- 6 Michigan state workers charged with misconduct over the Flint Water Crisis Sat, 30 Jul 16, 2:42amResidents of Flint, Michigan are one step closer to justice in the aftermath of the Flint Water Crisis. Today Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette filed misconduct charges against six state workers. Three employees are...
- Machine purifies Flint river water on the spot for residents hit by crisis Tue, 23 Feb 16, 3:22amA company from Florida traveled all the way to Michigan to provide clean drinking water to residents of Flint, who are still unable to use water from their taps due to high levels of lead and other contaminants stemming from...
- Flint counsel says manslaughter charges may be possible Sat, 13 Feb 16, 4:00amA top investigator looking into the involvement of public officials in the lead contamination of Flint, Michigan’s water supply says those leaders may face charges as severe as manslaughter...
- Flint counsel says that manslaughter charges may be possible Thu, 11 Feb 16, 10:00pmA top investigator looking into the involvement of public officials in the lead contamination of Flint, Michigan’s water supply says those leaders may face charges as severe as manslaughter...
- Officials accused of criminal cover-up over Flint water crisis in Wednesday House hearing Thu, 4 Feb 16, 11:45pmThe House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a heated hearing yesterday that grilled officials on their lack of response to the Flint drinking water crisis—with Governor Snyder notably absent...
- BREAKING: What Flint officials knew about the poisoned water, and when Wed, 3 Feb 16, 10:30pmWhen news of Flint, Michigan’s water crisis made national headlines, it sounded a lot like a struggling community’s attempt to save money that turned into a terrible accident...
- Michigan government employees drank bottled water while the public was poisoned Wed, 3 Feb 16, 4:31amWhen news of Flint, Michigan’s water crisis made national headlines, it sounded a lot like a struggling community’s attempt to save money that turned into a terrible accident...
- Federal lawsuit demands replacement of all Flint’s lead pipes Tue, 2 Feb 16, 8:41amIn Flint, Michigan, a coalition of national groups and local citizens has filed a federal lawsuit demanding the state and city governments replace all of the lead pipes in Flint's water system...
- EPA regional head steps down after agency rules response to Flint water crisis “inadequate” Sat, 23 Jan 16, 2:34amAs the water crisis stemming from lead contamination continues in Flint, Michigan, the head of the Midwest region of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has tendered her resignation. Susan Hedman will leave the agency...
- Michigan water crisis escalates to a federal emergency, local officials come under fire Tue, 19 Jan 16, 6:00amOn Saturday, President Barack Obama signed an emergency declaration for Michigan, spurred by the lead-tainted water supply in the city of Flint. Local and state leaders are coming under fire for failing to respond to the...