water crisis

Philadelphia is having a serious water crisis. The city of Philadelphia is recommending that their residents use bottled water for drinking and cooking after a chemical spill happened because of pipe rupture at a local chemical plant and spilled into the Delaware River. Philly, y’all are in our hearts. I Just hope they get this […]

But the crisis in the city of Jackson isn’t over, even if its boil-water advisory was lifted on Thursday. While the state plans to stop handing out free bottled water at sites around the city Saturday night, the city said water pressure still hasn’t been fully restored, and state health officials said lead in some pipes remains so worrisome that pregnant women and young children should still use bottled water.

Jackson State Coach Deion Sanders is speaking out about the water crisis in the city and how it’s affecting his players. 

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday asked people and businesses in the nation’s most populous state to voluntarily cut how much water they use by 15% as the Western United States weathers a drought that is rapidly emptying reservoirs relied on for agriculture, drinking water and fish habitat.

Sometimes D.L. can upset people with the things that he says. In this case he really upset someone becuase of one very important thing that he didn’t say. In the beginning D.L. was a powerful voice and advocate for Flint, Michigan. He demanded that they people of Flint get clean water. But now, a listener […]

Misconduct on trial.

  In 2014, residents of Flint, Michigan were the victims of a terrible water contamination in their city’s water system. Three years later the city has been able to make great progress thanks to work of Mayor Karen Weaver. Up for re-election on November 7, embattled Flint, MI Mayor Karen Weaver talks with our very own […]

Singer Bruno Mars has donated $1 million to Flint, Michigan to be used towards the water crisis relief. This weekend while on stage at his concert in Auburn Hills, Michigan, Mars announced that he was donating the money to help the city and families affected. In a statement to the Rolling Stone, Mars said, “I’m very thankful to […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency had sufficient authority and information to issue an emergency order to protect residents of Flint, Michigan, from lead-contaminated water as early as June 2015 — seven months before it declared an emergency, the EPA’s inspector general said Thursday. The Flint crisis should have generated “a greater sense of […]

POTUS also made sure to get some face time with Amariyanna Copeny, an 8-year-old from Flint that sent him a letter asking him to visit her town.

Sasha Bell and Sacorya Reed were both shot to death in Bell's townhouse. Police have a suspect in custody, but no charges have been filed.