Growing up in Detroit, I would occasionally drive one-hour to Flint, Michigan to hang out with friends near the banks of the Flint River (pictured). Back then, more than 40 years ago, we would eat at fast-food restaurants and drink water straight from the tap without fear of getting lead poisoning. Today, times have changed: […]
The EPA called Michigan’s response “inadequate,” announcing an emergency order to address the water crisis
President Obama on Thursday announced his administration would give the city $80 million in federal funding to assist in the water crisis poisoning thousands -- a growing scandal that has sparked resignation requests from citizens for Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Only a year ago, Rick Snyder began his second term as Michigan governor promoting the same achievements that had propelled him to victory in 2014: The state was at last in the midst of an economic comeback, and Detroit had emerged from bankruptcy. With the water crisis gripping Flint threatening to […]
DETROIT (AP) — President Barack Obama signed an emergency declaration Saturday that clears the way for federal aid for Flint, Michigan, which is undergoing a drinking water crisis. The White House also said the Federal Emergency Management Agency will coordinate all disaster relief efforts to “alleviate the hardship and suffering” on residents. FEMA has been […]
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder late Tuesday activated the Michigan National Guard to help distribute bottled water and filters in Flint and asked the federal government for help dealing with a drinking water crisis that began months ago. Snyder’s executive order triggering the Guard’s deployment is intended to bolster outreach to residents, whose […]
DETROIT (AP) — Officials declared a public health emergency Thursday over the city of Flint’s water, after months of resident complaints about its smell and taste, in response to tests that showed children with elevated levels of lead. A day after Gov. Rick Snyder said the consequences of using the Flint River for the city’s […]
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — As Detroit works to emerge from bankruptcy following a court-supervised overhaul, another Michigan city with strong auto industry bonds could be on the brink of beginning the same process, the latest sign that the spate of municipal defaults may not have ended. Flint, which was the birthplace of General Motors and […]
