FLINT, MI - JANUARY 13: The Flint Water Plant tower is shown January 13, 2016 in Flint, Michigan.
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RODIN: THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE, Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, Mich.
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FLINT RETURNS TO THE HILL: The water crisis in Flint, Mich.
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Even after public water crises like Flint—especially after public crises Flint.
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EPA: FLINT WATER SAFE, IF FILTERED: The tap water in Flint, Mich.
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FLINT BLAME GAME: Some of the key figures in the Flint, Mich.
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FLINT UPDATE: VITTER LIFTS HOLD: The Senate's aid bill for Flint, Mich.
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OBAMA RALLIES WITH FLINT RESIDENTS: President Obama rallied residents of Flint, Mich.
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The Flint water crisis happenedIn 2014, the small Michigan city of Flint transitioned their water source from the Detroit Water Authority to the Flint Water System.
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On December 18, the family relocated to Flint Township, a suburb of Flint.
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The flint spring and the flint wheel create the spark for the flame.
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OBAMA TO VISIT FLINT: President Obama will travel next week to Flint, Mich.
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Flint switched to a new water source, the Flint River, in April 2014.
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" • Quotation of the day "We are a baby Flint — or a Flint coming.
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She says rebuilding Flint is important -- and not just for the people of Flint.
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Voices of Flint -- how residents are coping Lead poisoning doubled in Flint children, doctor says The percentage of children in Flint with lead poisoning had doubled, she says.
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"It feels personal and it makes us all, people who are in Flint and people who are tied to Flint, very, very angry," Flint native Jeff Brown told WXYZ.
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CONGRESS STRIKES DEAL ON FLINT, FUNDING: Lawmakers reached a deal on aid for Flint, Mich.
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Rick Snyder (R) were responsible for Flint switching to the Flint River for its water.
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NEW LIFE FOR $220006 MILLION FLINT AID: The $2202 million aid package for Flint, Mich.
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LEAD LEVELS FALL IN FLINT WATER: Lead levels in the water supply in Flint, Mich.
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Flint resident Glaydes Williamson holds up water from Flint and hair pulled from her drain Feb.
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The "Flint Tornado" killed 115 people and injured 844 on June 8, 1953, in Flint, Michigan.
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The then-mayor of Flint, Dayne Walling, made a point of drinking Flint water on television.
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The University of Michigan-Flint has a big economic impact in Flint, Chancellor Susan Borrego says.
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An archway on a planter straddles the Flint River in downtown Flint, Michigan, on Jan. 26.
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FLINT RESIDENTS CAN NOW SUE EPA: A federal judge this week said residents of Flint, Mich.
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Financially strapped Flint changed its water supply in 2014 from Detroit's system to the Flint River.
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"We need to move the water in Flint if we want to move Flint forward," Gov.
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"We are a baby Flint — or a Flint coming," said Aliya Moore, an artist in Detroit.
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General Motors employees work on the chassis line at the Flint Assembly Plant in Flint, Mich.
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DEAL OR NO DEAL ON FLINT AID: Senators are still negotiating for aid to Flint, Mich.
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The seniors of Flint Northern High School in Flint, Michigan, are getting ready for graduation, sure.
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" Filmmaker and Flint native Michael Moore tweeted Wednesday: "Arrests began today of the criminals who poisoned Flint.
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My response on the Flint water crisis is that Flint is just the tip of the iceberg.
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Refresh your memory: The city of Flint changed its water source to the Flint River in 2014.
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The then-mayor of Flint, Dayne Walling, even made a point of drinking Flint water on television.
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Flint began using water from the Flint River in 2014 but didn't treat it to reduce corrosion.
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FLINT A STICKING POINT IN ENERGY DEBATE: An aid package for the water crisis in Flint, Mich.
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FINGER POINTING BEFORE FLINT HEARINGS: Ahead of a pair of hearings this week on the Flint, Mich.
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In January, the EPA issued an order requiring Michigan and Flint address the water issues in Flint.
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But Flint deserves more than an apology — responsibility is making it right for the people of Flint.
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HOUSE MOVES ON FLINT: The House took its first legislative action in response to the Flint, Mich.
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"I think that people outside of Flint aren't aware that Flint is still an issue," she said.
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FLINT NEW FRONT IN SPENDING BATTLE: House and Senate Republicans left an aid package for Flint, Mich.
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In February, Kildee of Flint introduced a $750 million funding bill called the Families of Flint Act.
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Rick Snyder (R) announced that Flint would stop using the Flint River as a drinking water source.
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The actors came to Flint from theater companies around the country in collaboration with Flint community organizers.
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House bill includes Flint provisions: The House's spending bill included two amendments meant to assist Flint, Mich.
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Snyder booed during and after his speech in #Flint today, speaking on the Flint water crisis. pic.twitter.
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While the Flint water crisis has faded from the national headlines, our visit to Flint is an important reminder that this crisis is not over, and that Flint families still need our support.
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Flint follow-up A "significant announcement" is coming out of Flint this afternoon in the water crisis investigation.
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The outbreak occurred after Flint officials switched the source of the local water supply to the Flint River.
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The CNN Democratic debate is presented in partnership with The Flint Journal and The University of Michigan-Flint.
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EPA CHIEF TAKES FLINT PERSONALLY: The head of the EPA said Monday that she takes the Flint, Mich.
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EPA reassessing Flint response: McCarthy also said Tuesday the agency is reassessing its response to the Flint, Mich.
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A FLINT DEAL IS HERE: Senate negotiators have reached a deal on an aid package for Flint, Mich.
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Three years ago this month, the Flint Advisory Task Force released a report on the Flint Water Crisis.
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The extension applies to Genesee County, which includes Flint and surrounding towns, as well as to Flint proper.
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"I live in Flint, Michigan and I'm more commonly known around town as 'Little Miss Flint,'" she wrote.
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NO AID FOR FLINT: House Democrats on Wednesday forced a vote on expanding federal aid to Flint, Mich.
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The state of Michigan, which failed to properly treat the Flint River water, has pledged $58 million to Flint.
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Let's not forget Flint, Michigan, where lawmakers began using water from the Flint River but didn't properly treat it.
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FLINT WATER CRISIS Hard to swallow: A nationwide survey found Flint residents paid the highest water rates in America.
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That's why I love Jim Flint: Jim Flint gave every girl on the planet a way to showcase herself.
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In 2014, Flint changed its water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River in order to save money.
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FLINT AID COULD COME IN SPENDING BILL: Members are increasingly optimistic about including an aid package for Flint, Mich.
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Flint, spurred by a state-appointed emergency manager, switched to using the Flint River in 2014 to save money.
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Months prior, in 2014, Flint had switched its water supply from the Detroit water system to the Flint River.
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He felt Flint should do the same; during a March 2013 Flint City Council meeting, Wright presented various options.
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This short history of pollution of the Flint River is gathered from multiple interviews and news sources, including over 83 historical documents from The Flint Journal, the City of Flint, the Flint Public Library, Flint's Sloan Museum, the Environmental Protection Agency, the US Department of the Interior, and various Michigan state agencies.
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Related: Flint Residents Take Clean Water Fight to Federal Court In 2014, Flint switched from Detroit's water system to the Flint River, which corroded the city's pipes and caused lead to leach into the water supply.
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Mike Glasgow city of Flint - Mike Prysby And Steve Busch MDQ criminally charged in the Flint Water case #Local4 pic.twitter.
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In 103, to save money, the city of Flint switched its water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River.
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Flint water crisis Yesterday President Obama drank sips of Flint, Michigan's filtered water during his visit to the beleaguered city.
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Flint said the bank will remain supportive of its local affiliate in the kingdom, Saudi British Bank (SABB) , Flint said.
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You know Flint as just another forgotten city in the rust because you've seen Flint through the eyes of newscasters.
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The state of Michigan and city of Flint cannot fix everything nor should the citizens of Flint expect as much.
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Flint, an economically depressed city of about 100,000 people, started getting its water from the Flint River about two years.
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GOP REJECTS FLINT AID IN BUDGET: House Democrats on Wednesday forced a vote on expanding federal aid to Flint, Mich.
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Dan Kildee (D), who represents Flint, said the report reinforces what many in Flint already knew about the state's responsibility.
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A water crisis outside New York City has surpassed Flint, according to a pediatrician who helped uncover the Flint disaster
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ASBURY PARK "The Bombing of Flint," new play about the Flint water crisis presented by the American Poetry Theater. Sept.
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At the Queens Museum you can see the results of a community project, "Flint Fit," with citizens of Flint, Mich.
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Flint water case: Prosecutors dropped all pending criminal charges against officials accused of ruining the drinking water in Flint, Mich.
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Flint switched its public water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River to reduce costs during a financial crisis.
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Flint began struggling with foul-tasting, discolored water after switching to the Flint River as its supply in April 212.
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"This is about solving problems, improving the water situation in Flint, and actually trying to improve all of Flint for the longer term," Snyder said at a news conference following a meeting with Flint Mayor Karen Weaver.
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Flint is still far, far, FAR from recovered from the crisis, and there are Flint-level catastrophes all over the country.
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Flint switched water sources to the Flint River in April 2014 as part of a cost-cutting measure under state oversight.
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Flint switched its public water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River in a cost-cutting move in April 2014.
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Instead, Walters said Del Toral was silenced, told not to talk about Flint and not to talk to people in Flint.
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Flint, Michigan (CNN)The Environmental Protection Agency's regional administrator for Flint, Michigan, has resigned, the agency said in a statement Thursday.
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Flint: It's not just about the water Flint used to be a wonderful town to grow up in, Beverly Davis says.
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Spent time with Cheryl, a Flint resident, at her home in the city and drank filtered #Flint water with her. pic.twitter.
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OBAMA 'BESIDE HIMSELF' IF HE WERE IN FLINT: President Obama said that if he were a father living in Flint, Mich.
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The Flint water crisis reminded most Americans of how important clean drinking water is, but Flint was also a disastrous outlier.
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Recognizing this, 172 Members of Congress have co-sponsored my legislation to aid Flint, H.R. 4479 ― The Families of Flint Act.
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Dimmock was still working on "Flint Town," the 2018 Netflix docu-series about policing in the beleaguered city of Flint, Mich.
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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump tours the Flint water plant with utilities administrator Jolisa McDay, center, on Wednesday in Flint, Mich.
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Flint switched to from a Detroit-run water system to Flint River water in April 2014 in order to save money.
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"The President will travel to Flint, Michigan where he will hear first-hand from Flint residents like Mari about the public health crisis, receive an in-person briefing on the federal efforts in place to help respond to the needs of the people of Flint, and speak directly with members of the Flint community," the White House said.
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The credit is essentially a reimbursement for resident water bills since Flint switched its water supply to the Flint river in 2014.
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In the other, Flint residents Beatrice Boler, Edwin Anderson and others sued in January 2016 on behalf of Flint residents and businesses.
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Flint airport attack The FBI is investigating the stabbing of a police officer at Flint, Michigan's airport as an act of terror.
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Flint city leaders, including Weaver and the Flint City Council, have yet to secure a new waste collection contract for the city.
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"The City of Flint remains committed to replacing all lead and galvanized water service lines leading to homes in Flint," she said.
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" Pelosi said Democrats are open to vehicles for Flint beyond the CR, but they'll insist on Flint funding "that is legislated now.
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Flint, a financially struggling city of 100,000 people, switched from Detroit's water system to the Flint River to save money in 2014.
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FLINT, Michigan — It's been five years since the Flint water crisis, which killed at least 12 people and poisoned tens of thousands.
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"It's understandable why Flint is always illustrated as this dysfunctional place," said Mr. Canepari, who has worked regularly in Flint since 2012.
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The Flint water crisis, explained My younger daughter, the friendly, giggly, snuggly one, was born in July 22014, just three months after Flint started drawing its drinking water from the Flint River instead of Lake Huron via Detroit's water system.
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A community conversation in Flint has been scheduled for June 28, where Hammoud and Worthy will speak directly to the people of Flint.
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Tammy Loren, a Flint resident and mother of four boys, had concerns over the quality of education in Flint before the lead issues.
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The bill "wouldn't have prevented Flint, but it would have caught it far sooner," Kildee, who is from Flint, said after the vote.
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Flint water became contaminated when government officials decided to switch to tapping drinking water from the Flint River in a cost-cutting maneuver.
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The environmental profile at GM's other former factories in Flint, like Buick City and Flint West, both EPA-funded cleanup sites, is similar.
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Nearly everyone -- Michigan lawmakers, congressional leadership, and Flint officials from both parties -- agree that a Flint deal has to get done this year.
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Flint hearing with Snyder, McCarthy scheduled: The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has scheduled its potentially blockbuster Flint hearing with Michigan Gov.
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Democrats introduce their Flint bill: Also Wednesday, Senate Democrats introduced their water infrastructure improvement bill, a direct response to the Flint water crisis.
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In total, Flint ZIP codes used in the state's analysis blanket parts of eight different municipalities (seven townships and one city) surrounding Flint.
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Clinton's answer is good news for Flint and for the communities all over the United States grappling with lead poisoning that Flint represents.
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Hosting the debate in Flint and pressing the candidates with questions about what they'd do about lead poisoning keeps Flint front and center.
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Flint has since returned to Detroit's system for its water, but officials remain concerned about the corrosion caused by the Flint River water.
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Energy bill, Flint The Senate is reviving a long-stalled energy reform bill, though a separate package on aid for the Flint, Mich.
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Last fall, prompted by the Flint crisis, Congress approved a package of grants for Flint and other cities to deal with water emergencies.
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"We're in a similar boat as you re: Flint Mobile," a Stripe spokesperson told TechCrunch when asked about what was going on with Flint.
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Charges have been filed against three officials involved in the Flint water crisis, which exposed many residents of Flint, MI, to lead-contaminated water.
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Mr. Snyder's office said that troops could begin arriving in Flint on Wednesday, and that more than 30 could be in Flint by Friday.
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The water contamination in Flint was born out of a decision to switch the city's water source to the Flint River in April 2014.
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On Wednesday, Donald Trump made a trip to Flint, Michigan, where he met 63-year-old Amariyanna Copeny, otherwise known as Little Miss Flint.
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" It goes on to say that "in the wake of the Flint lead crisis, Flint children face an unprecedented educational and civil rights disaster.
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Flint switched from Detroit's municipal water system while under emergency state management and began drawing from the Flint River in 2014 to save money.
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In 2014, while Lyon was still HHS Director, Flint changed its primary water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River to cut costs.
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But Flint Democratic congressman Dan Kildee sees the 30-day pledge as more helpful to Snyder than it is to the beleaguered Flint community.
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"We're still determined to get the lead out of Flint," she told reporters in a Flint news conference with the governor and EPA officials.
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He chose to use his platform and cachet as an artist to highlight the ongoing concerns of Flint residents with the Flint Water Project.
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Water crisis draws federal investigation 'Flint residents are victims in this crisis' "Flint needs more action and less talk from Governor Snyder," U.S. Rep.
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"Why do you feel you have to punish people in Louisiana ... for Flint when there's a pathway forward on Flint?" the GOP senator asked.
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He says it isn't fair to say Flint was forgotten Some have alleged that Flint has been long neglected because of the city's demographics.
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The House Flint amendment contains $50 million less than the Senate's package, is specific to Flint and is only an authorization - not an appropriation.
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The problem began when Flint switched its water supply to the Flint River, and its water composition corroded some of Flint's old lead pipes.
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GOP blocks expanded Flint aid in budget: Republicans on Wednesday blocked a Democratic proposal to include Flint aid in the House's budget proposal. Rep.
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"The people of Flint have been traumatized by the actions, or lack of actions, by State officials," Flint Mayor Karen Weaver told WJRT-TV.
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The only people trying to capitalize financially on the Flint disaster are the activists who are using the Flint crisis as a personal fundraiser.
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The problems started when Flint switched its water source from Detroit to the Flint River because of a state order in April 2014. Gov.
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On the heels of a report from Greater Flint doctors that said the percentage of kids with elevated blood lead levels had doubled since Flint River water began flowing through the taps, Flint Mayor Karen Weaver declared a state of emergency in the city.
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L in July, as he began his work in Flint, the gallery was able to source water directly through the home of Flint resident Tiantha Williams and put it up for sale in a "Flint Water Shop" installed in the gallery's location in Southwest Detroit.
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A spokesperson for General Motors declined to comment on industrial connections with the Flint River but gave the following statement: From logging to industry and agriculture to recreation, the Flint River has served an important role in the growth and evolution of the Flint area.
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A subcontractor digging a trench to lay new fiberoptic cable near the Flint River opened a 6-inch-wide, 5-foot-long gash in an unmarked 19993-inch pipe running from the city's sewers to the Flint Waste Water Treatment Plant in Flint Township.
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"I suppose they can trust the corporations that have destroyed Flint by a disastrous trade policy which have allowed them to shut down plants in Flint and move to China and Mexico," Sanders told a cheering crowd During Thursday night's Democratic debate in Flint.
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Cover image: Flint resident Freddie Fisher shouts out "No justice, no peace!" as she joins more than 50 Flint residents who rally on the five-year anniversary of the Flint water crisis at the Capitol Building on Thursday, April 25, 2019, in Lansing, Mich.
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The problems in Flint were related to treated surface-water from the Flint River, whereas this report focuses on untreated groundwater nationwide, the agency said.
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LaShanti Redmond, 10, of Flint, gets her finger poked to test her blood for lead levels at Freeman Elementary School in Flint, Michigan, Tuesday, Jan.
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The Flint water crisis began to unfold in spring 2013 when the city opted to switch to the Flint River as a temporary water source.
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Flint used to buy Lake Huron water through the city of Detroit but the state ordered the source changed to water from the Flint River.
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In 2014, the city authorities of Flint, whose residents are predominantly African-American, switched the public water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River.
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Isaiah Oliver, who heads the Community Foundation of Greater Flint, estimates it could cost a half billion dollars to replace all the pipes in Flint.
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Flint, a predominantly black city, switched its public water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River in a cost-cutting move in April 2014.
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Flint, Michigan (CNN)Nakiya Wakes had dreams of making a new start with her two children when she moved to Flint, Michigan, in June 2014.
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Flint switched its water source to the Flint River on April 25th, 2014; by the summer, residents were complaining about foul smells and skin rashes.
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Dan Kildee (D-Mich.), who has been leading Flint efforts in the House, said he hopes leadership follows through with their commitment to help Flint.
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FLINT TASK FORCE POINTS TO SNYDER ADMINISTRATION: A state-convened task force is putting the blame for the Flint water crisis on Michigan state agencies.
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The Flint crisis began in 2014, when an emergency manager appointed by Snyder switched the city's water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River.
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Flint used the Flint River for 18 months, but lead leached from old pipes at homes because the water was not treated to control corrosion.
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Under the direction of a state-appointed emergency manager, Flint switched water supplies to the Flint River from Detroit's system in 2014, to save money.
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The stalemate over Flint comes after the Senate version of WRDA passed earlier this month included $220 million to address water infrastructure improvements in Flint.
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TIME FOR A FLINT DO-OVER: Prosecutors have said they are dismissing all criminal charges against eight people who were charged in the Flint, Mich.
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Related: Flint Residents Paid the Highest Rates in the US for Their Lead-Contaminated Water For decades Flint relied on water from Detroit's utility company.
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Flint water crisis About $97 million in state and federal funds will be used to replace lead or galvanized steel water lines in Flint, Michigan.
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COOPER: And welcome to The Whiting Auditorium on the campus of the Flint Cultural Center in Flint, Michigan for a special CNN democratic presidential debate.
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It began in April 2014 when, in an effort to save money, the city of Flint switched water systems from Detroit to the Flint River.
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Under the direction of a state-appointed emergency manager, Flint switched water supplies to the Flint River from Detroit's system in 2014 to save money.
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The Sloan shares the city's cultural district with several other institutions, including the Whiting, the Flint Youth Theatre, and the Flint Institute of Arts (FIA).
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Flint water crisis: Michigan dropped prosecutions against officials in the Flint water crisis, which began five years ago and has plagued the city ever since.
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FLINT, Michigan — As the political world turns its attention to Michigan's primary on Tuesday night, the people of Flint are very much still in crisis.
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So did Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, the crusading Flint pediatrician who first fought city officials to prove that lead levels in Flint were dangerously high.
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There's no cure for lead, so how do we think about not just Flint, but all the communities like Flint that people don't know about?
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Juan Madrid, 27, photographer Welcome to Flint This collaborative zine explores the city of Flint, Michigan, and paints a more nuanced portrait of a troubled city.
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The state previously approved $30 million to help Flint residents pay their water bills dating back to when the switch to the Flint River was made.
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CR WOULD GIVE $170M FOR FLINT: While the waterways legislation authorizes spending on Flint, actual funding for the city is due to move in another bill.
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Related: Lead Contamination Poses Hazards Far Beyond Flint Recent investigations have shown that lead-contaminated water is an problem that afflicts schools and communities beyond Flint.
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DEMS PROPOSE FLINT AID PACKAGE: Senate Democrats are lining up behind a $600 million amendment aimed at the long-term problems expected from the Flint, Mich.
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Gary Peters (D-Mich.), who represents Flint, said Tuesday he wouldn't vote a spending bill that doesn't include Flint, even if it also excludes flooding relief.
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Thus, the state's numbers for Flint were watered down by an additional 50 percent of addresses that weren't in the city and weren't using Flint water.
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Growing up in Flint, he said, his grandfather would take him fishing in the Flint River, where they'd catch buffalo fish, which he'd always toss back.
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FOCUSING ON FLINT: With Michigan voters heading to the polls on Tuesday, the political fight over the Flint water crisis reached a new intensity this week.
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Flint aid deal Senators are hoping they'll be able to revive a long-stalled deal on help to combat the drinking water crisis in Flint, Mich.
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Siddhartha Roy and Marc Edwards were leaders of the Virginia Tech Flint Water Study research team that helped expose the depths of the Flint water crisis.
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In Flint, lead levels increased in 2014 when it switched its water source to the Flint River, which was not treated with the anti-corrosive orthophosphate.
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The series of emergency managers who oversaw Flint as the crisis unfolded are the most directly responsible for using Flint River water in the first place.
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A Rejected and Failed Policy Option Cohen and others seem focused on trying to use the Flint crisis to promote legislation that would provide commercial gains for materials such as PVC, but would do nothing to address Flint or protect against a future case such as Flint.
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His plan calls for increased programming for preschoolers, more school nurses, lead abatement programs in Flint homes and money to help Flint residents pay their water bills.
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That agency failed to require corrosion controls mandated under federal law when Flint changed its water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River in April 2014.
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Then in 2016, the Flint Journal reported that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had genetically matched three cases of Legionnaires' to the McLaren Flint hospital.
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He's received several prestigious accolades for his work in Flint, including a place on Time's 2016 list of most influential people, alongside Flint pediatrician Mona Hanna-Attisha.
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The faces of the Flint water crisis Both of those candidates have seized on the Flint water issue, traveling to the city to spotlight the city's predicament.
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Flint, Michigan (CNN)One year ago, the people of Flint, Michigan finally learned the truth about their water: It was tainted with lead and poisoning their kids.
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Two new class action lawsuits have been filed against Flint city officials and Michigan state officials for what plaintiffs are calling negligence in the Flint water crisis.
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Flint was under the control of a state-appointed emergency manager when it switched its water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River in April 2014.
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How to help Flint Flint's woes began almost two years ago when the Flint River, a notoriously filthy tributary, replaced Lake Huron as the city's water supply.
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The Community Foundation of Greater Flint Sandra Mendez and her son Alonzo Cabrera, 1, receive water from volunteers at their home January 2015, 2016 in Flint, Michigan.
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Flint was under the control of a state-appointed emergency manager when it switched its water source to the Flint River from Lake Huron in April 2014.
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Obama decided to make his first visit to Flint amid its lead crisis after an eight-year-old Flint resident, Mari Copeny, wrote a letter to him.
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I want to thank the candidates, the Democratic National Committee... (APPLAUSE) ... our hosts here at the Flint Cultural Center, and most of all, the people of Flint.
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Then in a cost-cutting move in April 2014, officials in Flint opted out of Detroit's water supply and instead began drawing water from the Flint River.
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EPA to examine water regs after Flint: The EPA said Tuesday it would be launching a national assessment of water infrastructure and regulations in light of Flint.
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"Our trauma is a talking point for their gubernatorial aspirations," said Nayyirah Shariff, a Flint native and resident who leads a local activism group called Flint Rising.
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The emergency managers he appointed to run Flint made the decision in 2014 to save money by sourcing water from the Flint River, rather than from Detroit.
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" During a 2016 campaign stop in Flint, Mr. Trump said: "It used to be, cars were made in Flint and you couldn't drink the water in Mexico.
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The city of Flint, for example, has an unemployment rate of 10.4 percent; but in Genesee County, where Flint is located, the rate is just 5.8 percent.
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Copeny, also known as "Little Miss Flint," is an advocate for her hometown of Flint, Michigan, which has been fighting a life-threatening water crisis since 2014.
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Michigan governor's emails shine light on Flint crisis Brown, smelly water and rashes Through her work, Hanna-Attisha already had heard complaints from Flint residents since officials switched the city's water supply from Lake Huron to the dirty Flint River in April 2014 as a cost-cutting measure.
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READ: Flint water crisis: Did EPA keep memo about lead levels under wraps Former EPA director for that region, Susan Hedman, former Flint Mayor Dayne Walling and former Michigan emergency manager Darnell Earley -- in charge of decisions in Flint during that time -- all testified Tuesday, but each denied responsibility.
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On Tuesday, many of the protestors held signs demanding clean water in Flint, MI. (I don't know that any of them were actually from Flint.) Somehow, it was the fault of the Heritage Foundation, and President Trump, that the residents of Flint do not yet have clean water.
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Much of the attention on Flint has focused on the lead-tainted water, but the charges for Lyon are a result of an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Flint that stemmed from the city's state-mandated switch to using water from the Flint River in 85033 and 2015.
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Eight-year-old Mari Copeny of Flint, Michigan, has become one of the faces of the water crisis: She's rallied at protests around the Democratic presidential debate, attended Congressional hearings in a "Flint Lives Matter" T-shirt, and now extracted a promise from President Obama to visit Flint.
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The Flint School District announced on Friday that a $480,350 donation from Musk will be used to install ultraviolet filters at all the Flint school and administration buildings.
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Flint water crisis: Who's been charged, who hasn't The Flint fund-raiser was announced in conjunction with Beyonce's partnership with three global charities for her Formation World Tour.
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Later, I learned that 5,800 men and women had struck the Flint East plant, only to be joined by 2,700 strikers at nearby Flint Metal a week later.
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A. The source of water in Flint has been switched from the Flint River back to Lake Huron through Detroit, an early step toward addressing the contamination problem.
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I cannot conceive that the Flint River water experiment would have even lasted a full year had Flint residents been able to threaten incumbents at the ballot box.
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Under Earley's leadership as emergency manager of Flint, the city separated from the Detroit water department and switched its water supply to the Flint River in April 2014.
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HSBC's John Flint became the latest casualty on Monday, after the bank announced it needed a change in leadership after just 18 months with Flint at the helm.
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Gary Peters (D-Mich.), who has been leading Flint efforts in the Senate, told reporters he still supports the waterways measure if the Flint aid component is included.
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A 1996 story in the Flint Journal listed 214 closed dumps and landfills in the Flint area at various stages of cleanup, showing different levels of groundwater contamination.
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The situation started in 2014, when Flint switched its public water supply from the Detroit water system to the local Flint River in an effort to save money.
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Flint, no relation to outgoing chairman Douglas Flint, is viewed by other executives inside HSBC as a safe pair of hands, having been at the bank since 1989.
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Children in Flint were exposed to dangerous levels of lead in drinking water after a state-appointed city manager ordered a switch to the Flint River for supplies.
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Gary Peters (D-Mich.), who also represents Flint, said Tuesday he wouldn't vote for a spending bill that doesn't include Flint, even if it also excludes flooding relief.
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Dan Kildee (D-Mich.), who represents Flint, said it's still a "question" of whether WRDA will ultimately be the vehicle that carries Flint aid over the finish line.
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And you, Wales, and you Hungary, and .... FLINT WATER CRISIS From bad to worse: So how many kids have been sickened by lead-contaminated water in Flint, Michigan?
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Ryan and I began a friendship a decade ago when our local bands played around Flint in basements, coffee shops, churches and our homebase, the Flint Local 432.
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Children in Flint began testing positive for lead, which can cause cognitive delays in developing brains, and the mayor of Flint declared a state of emergency in 2015.
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Their ZIP code data included people who appeared to live in Flint and receive Flint water but actually didn't, making the data much less accurate than it appeared.
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Here's a quick rundown of what happened in Flint, explained by my colleague Libby Nelson: The Flint water crisis started with a bankrupt city trying to save money.
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"We are deeply grateful for the generosity and the budding partnership between Flint Community Schools, the Musk Foundation and Elon Musk," said Flint Community Schools Superintendent Derrick Lopez.
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Negotiations on Flint are entwined with a larger bipartisan energy reform bill, after Democrats pledged to block the legislation until they get an agreement on aid for Flint.
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This week marks two years since Flint, under the control of an emergency manager appointed by Snyder, switched its water source to the Flint River to save money.
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Factories and people have been dumping sewage, chemicals, and road salt in the Flint River for more than a century The Flint water crisis did not begin on April 25th, 2014, when the city switched its water supply from Detroit's system, tapping Lake Huron to its own on the Flint River.
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The crisis began in April of 2000 when Flint, under a state-appointed emergency manager, changed its water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River to save money.
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Airports Stymied: Deborah Flint, airport chief Deborah Flint, CEO of Los Angeles World Airports, wants Congress to allow airports to charge each passenger a little more to fix problems.
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This is what happened in Flint: Untreated water from the Flint River moved through lead pipes, picking up the toxin as it went, and spread it throughout the city.
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Qiana Towns, another Flint resident who signed the May letter, told BuzzFeed News that she was rankled by the way Flint residents had been dismissed by Edwards and others.
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Experts say the tap water in Flint became contaminated after the city, in a cost-cutting move, temporarily switched its water source to the Flint River, according to CNN.
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"Conditions have only worsened under Earley's tenure, as the city of Flint worsened with his involvement," said Representative Sheldon Neeley, a Flint Democrat and the caucus' first vice chair.
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"Despite all the troubles facing Flint today, there's a relentless and unshakable spirit that most people in Flint still manage to hold onto," said his co-director Drea Cooper.
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"Many things went tragically wrong in Flint, and both criminal conduct and civil conduct caused harm to the families of Flint and to the taxpayers of Michigan," Schuette said.
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Some say the crisis in Flint could serve as a warning to many other communities facing similar issues – showing that Flint could just be the tip of the iceberg.
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Flint switched its water supply from Detroit to the Flint River in April 2014 in a cost-cutting move when the city was under a state-appointed emergency manager.
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In April 2014, in order to cut costs, the city of Flint switched its water supply from the large Detroit system to a smaller one from the Flint River.
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The state of Michigan -- which failed to properly treat the Flint River water and then misled the public for months about its safety -- has pledged $58 million to Flint.
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High lead levels discovered in Flint water Flint, an economically depressed city of about 100,000 people, became aware of high levels of lead in the drinking water last year.
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WATER WORKS, FLINT AID MOVE THROUGH SENATE: The Senate overwhelmingly passed Thursday a bill to fund water infrastructure projects and provide aid to the water crisis in Flint, Mich.
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On March 85033, former EPA regional administrator Susan Hedman, the Snyder-appointed emergency manager for Flint, Darnell Earley, and former Flint Mayor Dayne Walling will appear before Chaffetz's panel.
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Although she considered "Marc's contribution in Flint and D.C. absolutely essential," on his website and in the news media, Edwards had contributed to a simplistic "hero narrative" about Flint.
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"A-List Actor but F-List Scientist: Mark Ruffalo Brings Fear and Misinformation to Flint" read the headline of a blog post he published on flintwaterstudy.org.
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They are both running ads in this state focusing on that, focusing on supporting Flint and fixing the problems, showing images of people in Flint thankful that they're there.
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Obama will also meet with Flint Mayor Karen Weaver, hold a roundtable discussion on the matter and deliver a speech to Flint residents at the city's Northwest High School.
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It was Snyder whose emergency manager overseeing Flint directed it to switch its water source to the Flint River as part of a money-saving measure in April 85033.
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"We are not taking good care of Lake Michigan; it's possible we could have a Flint-type scenario," she said, referring to the water-quality issues in Flint, Mich.
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She told Earley that Flint residents complained about the water long before the city switched back to using Detroit's water, away from the Flint River that caused the problems.
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Meanwhile, Flint still has extremely high water costs, according to a Michigan Radio analysis, and an oversized antiquated water system, which contributed to the initial water crisis in Flint.
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That vision was created because of places like Flint, and because we believe deeply in the promise and potential of every child, and of all the children in Flint.
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Even though in some parts of Flint the percentage of children with high blood levels doubled, Flint has far from the worst incidence of lead poisoning among its kids.
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In this case, it is alleged by plaintiffs in various lawsuits that Flint and MDEP employees broke the law by failing to properly treat water taken from the Flint River.
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Despite some testy moments, Sunday's Democratic debate in Flint, Michigan, focused largely on policy — including how to address the water crisis in Flint, as well as education and trade policy.
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Dan Kildee has invited Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, a Flint pediatrician whose parents fled Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq and who helped uncover the water contamination crisis in Flint, Michigan.
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Flint's water catastrophe began in April 22, when Flint switched water sources from Detroit's system to the Flint River, which contained highly polluted water that corroded the city's old pipes.
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The corrosive water from the Flint River leached lead out of the city's pipes and into people's drinking water, in addition to the other toxins contained in Flint River water.
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In the months after Flint switched its water source, officials largely dismissed complaints that the Flint River water — which was much more corrosive — tasted bad and was causing health problems.
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"It's a win for Flint kids," Mona Hanna-Attisha, director of the Pediatric Public Health Initiative and Pediatric Residency Program at the Hurley Children's Hospital in Flint, told BuzzFeed News.
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Mays did know one thing about her symptoms: They began after Flint, Michigan's water supply was switched from the Detroit River to the Flint River in April of that year.
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Flint residents have been put at risk because of the high levels of lead leaching from water pipes, caused by a switch to less expensive water from the Flint River.
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon host revealed on Twitter on Sunday that he was donating $3003,000 to Community Foundation Greater Flint, a charity supporting the community in Flint, Michigan.
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The ten year old, who posts under the handle "Little Miss Flint" with her mother's help, has been fighting for clean water in Flint, Michigan for the past few years.
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The next emergency manager, Darnell Earley, rejected offers from Detroit to continue selling water to Flint until the new system was ready,writing that Flint would use the river instead.
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Flint water crisis timeline: How years of problems lead to lead poisoning So the water from the Flint River kept flowing into residents' homes, with city and state officials' blessings.
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Flint water crisis: $170 million in grants for drinking water safety and to establish a lead exposure registry -- ending the lengthy funding fight over lead-contaminated water in Flint, Mich.
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Dan Kildee (D-Michigan), whose district includes Flint, called the comments "outrageous," saying the state cannot be trusted to make decisions that are in the best interests of Flint residents.
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" Snyder promised more testing and more filters in Flint, as well as a "suite of services to improve things in Flint for this unfortunate situation that I do apologize for.
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Flint officials did not respond to the Flint Journal's request for comment, and a Snyder spokeswoman said the administration is aware of the letter and working to resolve the issues.
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It has taken the lead contamination scandal in Flint to focus the attention of Congress and elected officials across the nation, but Flint is only the tip of an iceberg.
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In Flint, even after the careless decision to switch the water source from the Great Lakes to the Flint River, less than $100 per day could have prevented the crisis.
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Flint switched to using water from the Flint River in April 2014 as a money-saving measure while the city was being overseen by an emergency manager appointed by Gov.
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So in an effort to save money—about $5 million a year—Flint decided to treat water from the Flint River and pump it into the homes of its citizens.
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"It's a slap in the face to the people of Flint to rush and close it when we didn't really see any justice done," Flint resident Lulu Brezzell told me.
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Flint was under control of a state-appointed emergency manager in 2014 when it switched its source of water from Detroit's municipal system to the Flint River to save money.
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About 21,85033 water customers have paid their bills throughout the crisis, which started in April 2014 when the state directed Flint to switch its water source to the Flint River.
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Flint was under the control of a state-appointed emergency manager in 2014 when it switched its water source to the Flint River from Detroit's municipal system to save money.
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The next emergency manager, Darnell Earley, rejected offers from Detroit to continue selling water to Flint until the new system was ready, writing that Flint would use the river instead.
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"Until somebody steps up and makes some real changes – not within Flint, outside of Flint – about dealing with poverty and infrastructure and education and all these things, this is not just gonna be a problem in Flint, it's gonna be replicated in other cities and communities all across the country," Cooper said.
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PEN America is adding two new honorees to its 2016 PEN Literary Gala lineup: LeeAnne Walters and Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, the mother and doctor who helped expose the water crisis in Flint, MI. The crisis began in 2014, when Flint temporarily switched to using the Flint River as the city's water source.
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Among the many who have criticized the Snyder administration's hand in and response to the Flint water crisis is State Senator Jim Ananich, who represents Flint and told the New York Times he hoped the experiential political move will give Snyder "a little taste of what people in Flint have been living with."
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Detroit Pistons owner and Flint, Michigan native Tom Gores announced today that he will pledge $10 million in relief efforts for Flint to aid the city during its catastrophic water crisis.
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Flint water woes Two years ago, in a move to save money, Michigan switched Flint's water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River, a tributary notorious for its contaminated water.
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The team found that, for the months that Flint River water ran through their taps, Flint residents were seven times more likely to get Legionnaires' than were people in other counties.
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We all know about Flint, Michigan, and how the government completely failed and poisoned a community of 100,000 people with lead, but Flint is unfortunately not the only example of this.
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Flint was under control of a state-appointed emergency manager in April 2014 when it switched its source of water from Detroit's municipal system to the Flint River to save money.
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The villain, to many observers, could not be more unsympathetic: The crisis surfaced after Flint officials switched the city water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River to save money.
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Sean grew up in Detroit -- not far from Flint -- and we're told he wants the donations to support kids in Flint who've been exposed to lead in the city's water supply.
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Flint, Michigan (CNN)Eight-year-old Nadia Baylor sits on the floor in her home in Flint, Michigan, playing with her toys, giggling and chattering -- until she talks about the water.
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Flint switched its water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River in 2014 to cut costs, but the corrosive water from the river ate away at iron and lead pipes.
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Snyder, who has faced questions on how soon he acted after learning about the water problem in Flint, promised to release his Flint-related emails from 2014 and 2015 on Wednesday.
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The probe included three hearings, interviews with local and state officials, a visit to Flint, meetings with Flint residents and reviewing tens of thousands of pages of documents, among other actions.
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Former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regional administrator Susan Hedman, former Flint emergency manager Darnell Earley and former Flint Mayor Dayne Walling each defended their action, with mixed reactions from the lawmakers.
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Both men's charges come from an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Flint that stemmed from the city's state-mandated switch to using water from the Flint River in 2014 and 2015.
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Both men's charges come from an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Flint that stemmed from the city's state-mandated switch to using water from the Flint River in 21625 and 2900.
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With a declining economy and a growing deficit, Flint began using the Flint River, a waterway with severely dangerous lead levels and contamination, as a water source to lower state costs.
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When the boundaries don't line up In Flint's case, the state's error was introduced because "Flint ZIP codes" do not align well with the city of Flint or its water system.
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House passes waterways bill with Flint aid: The House easily passed a major waterways bill on Wednesday that included a bipartisan compromise to address the drinking-water crisis in Flint, Mich.
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December 14, 2015 - Flint declares a state of emergency.
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The University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, Dearborn, or Flint?
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" Flint himself once said, "We were dangerous and exciting!
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CHICAGO — Blame for the tainted water in Flint, Mich.
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Michael Gadola, a lawyer for the governor who had grown up in Flint, suggested in an email in October 2014 — some six months after Flint switched to the new water supply, the Flint River, and a full year before Mr. Snyder would warn residents not to drink the water — that the city should switch back.
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In addition, four city and state officials previously charged in the Flint crisis -- former Flint emergency manager Darnell Earley, former Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) drinking water head Liane Shekter-Smith, DEQ drinking water official Stephen Busch and former City of Flint Water Department manager Howard Croft -- had involuntary manslaughter added to their charges.
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In Flint, Michigan, where the city's water system became contaminated with high levels of toxic lead after it began drawing water from the notoriously polluted Flint River, rates of the infection skyrocketed.
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In September 2014, just five months after the water supply in Flint, Michigan, was switched from the Detroit River to the Flint River, LeeAnne Walters began to notice that something was off.
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Flint was under control of a state-appointed emergency manager when, seeking to save money, it switched its source of tap water from Detroit's system to the nearby Flint River in 2014.
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The Flint water crisis is a long story with hard-to-pinpoint origins in the deterioration of Michigan's manufacturing sector, white flight, and both public and private disinvestment from cities like Flint.
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Flint, with a population of about 100,000, had switched from Detroit's water system to the Flint River as a way to save money until a new pipeline to Lake Huron was ready.
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Flint, Michigan (CNN)When President Barack Obama visits Flint today, he will find a community that has been through strife and tried to find the positives -- but is struggling to see progress.
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"Flint presents financial challenges for the state, certainly, but it is premature to insinuate that the crisis in Flint will have a significant, if any, impact on Michigan's credit rating," she said.
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Detroit offered to waive fees to let Flint back to its water system in January 2015, only to be turned down by then-Flint Emergency Manager Jerry Ambrose, who cited budgetary reasons.
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If you grew up in the 1990s you know Flint as the town where a crazy lady skinned and ate rabbits for food because that's Flint through the eyes of Michael Moore.
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The crisis began when Flint, about an hour's drive from Detroit, switched its water supply from Detroit's system to the Flint River in 2014 to save money while under state financial management.
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She's also giving fans a chance to donate through #BeyGOOD to the United Way's continued work surrounding the water crisis in Flint, Michigan — in partnership with the Community Foundation of Greater Flint.
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Obama will visit Flint on May 4 to hear "first-hand from Flint residents about the public health crisis," and get a briefing on federal response efforts, a White House official said.
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Flint switched its water source to the Flint River to save money in 2014, but the water was never properly treated and it corroded the system's lead pipes, leading to widespread contamination.
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Flint has hired an immigration attorney to investigate allegations that Mayor Karen Weaver directed donations meant to help the city through its water crisis to her political committee, the Flint Journal reports.
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In April 2014, the city of Flint, MI, changed its water source from the city of Detroit's Water and Sewerage Department to the nearby Flint River in an effort to save money.
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Related: Obama Declares State of Emergency in Flint, Michigan Amid Ongoing Water Crisis On March 24, Ambrose issued a statement arguing against the Flint City Council's effort to reconnect to Detroit's system.
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Flint had fought the request for deliveries of water, arguing that residents had sufficient access to clean water from distribution centers throughout Flint and at home using filters that the city provided.
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DC: A couple weeks ago, I was supposed to be in Flint, Michigan for a charity benefit that was supposed to raise awareness for the appalling condition of the water in Flint.
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That spending bill provides $170 million in aid for the drinking water crisis in Flint, where water from the Flint River corroded the pipes and contaminated the city's water supply with lead.
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Flint health chief charged with involuntary manslaughter for failing to alert the public to water danger Flint health chief charged with involuntary manslaughter for failing to alert the public to water danger The head of Michigan's state health department was charged with involuntary manslaughter on Tuesday in the latest criminal charge connected to the Flint water crisis.
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Flint protesters could be heard chanting during the budget presentation before the House and Senate appropriations committees, local media reported Flint, a city of some 100,54.93 people, was under control of a state-appointed emergency manager in 2014 when it switched its source of water from Detroit's municipal system to the Flint River to save money.
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Since the water wasn't properly treated, lead from aging service lines to homes began leaching into the Flint water supply after the city tapped into the Flint River as its main water source.
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Host Jamil Smith, who moderated a panel discussion on the crisis in Flint last December, talks to New Republic reporter Rebecca Leber about her coverage of the EPA's role in the Flint crisis.
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It was just such an emergency manager who signed off on a plan for Flint to save money by drawing and treating its own drinking water from the Flint River instead of Detroit.
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Despite national outrage earlier this year about the lead poisoning crisis in Flint, Michigan's Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has still not officially reported Flint in violation of the Lead and Copper Rule.
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The Flint water crisis in 2 minutes Edwards said the state environmental quality department and the city of Flint collected 71 lead level samples from homes when they were required to collect 100.
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Because Michigan's Republican governor Rick Snyder wanted to privatize the state's water system, Snyder in 2014 switched the water supply for the predominantly black Flint from Lake Huron to the polluted Flint River.
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Related: 'You Just Don't Get It': Republicans Grill EPA's McCarthy About Flint Water Crisis The question of who is to blame for the Flint water crisis has been taken up with partisan ire.
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In October, General Motors, which was founded in Flint, stopped using water sourced from the Flint River for its engine plant in the city because chloride levels in the water risked causing corrosion.
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Current and former officials and workers in Michigan and Flint are named as defendants, along with engineering firm Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, which was hired to assess the feasibility of using Flint River water.
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But Schumer suggested that both Flint and Louisiana would need to be addressed in a separate disaster aid package, saying the GOP was blocking additional money for Flint in the government funding package.
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Individual lawsuit filed Separately, the family of a 2-year-old girl from Flint, who tested high for lead levels, has filed a federal lawsuit against officials in Flint and Michigan, including Snyder.
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"In order for Flint residents to once again have confidence and trust in the water coming from their faucets, all lead pipes in the city of Flint need to be replaced," she said.
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Rick Snyder said Flint was in a financial emergency about two years ago, when the state decided to save money by switching the city's water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River.
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Rick Snyder announced the number of cases of Legionnaires' disease has spiked in Genesee County in the two years since Flint switched its water supply from the Great Lakes to the Flint River.
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Flint, Michigan (CNN)An "arsenal" of cases of fresh water stacked in the basement and a graveyard of scattered empty bottles are daily reminders that life in Flint, Michigan, is anything but normal.
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A study on the water in Flint found that the amount of lead in the blood of young children has nearly doubled since the city began using water from the local Flint River.
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Flint, a predominantly black city of 100,000, was under the control of a state-appointed emergency manager when it switched its water source in April 2014 to the Flint River from Lake Huron.
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On April 2628, 28500 the citizens of Flint began to drink water from the Flint River, although it had been declared unfit for human consumption by the State's own Department of the Environment.
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"There is no legitimate argument to keep the provision out of the continuing resolution other than they just don't want to help Flint," said Representative Dan Kildee, the Michigan Democrat who represents Flint.
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Along with the city, the lawsuit was filed against Flint&aposs police chief, the school resource officer who handcuffed the boy and the Flint-area chamber of commerce that ran the afterschool program.
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It said that Mr. Snyder and the Republican-controlled Legislature should provide long-term health care to Flint residents who have lead poisoning and replace water lines in Flint and other Michigan cities.
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Listen, I suppose they can trust the corporations who have destroyed Flint by a disastrous trade policy which have allowed them to shut down plants in flint and move to China or Mexico.
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People began to flock to the city in the early 1900s after Buick and Chevrolet opened plants along the Flint River, according to Flint native and Genesee County Historical Society President David White.
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Flint was under the control of a state-appointed emergency manager when it switched the source of its tap water from Detroit's system to the Flint River in April 2014 to save money.
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Flint has since returned to Detroit's system for its water, but officials remain concerned that damage to the pipes caused by the Flint River means that lead could continue to have an effect.
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During a hearing in May, Special Prosecutor Todd Flood said the city of Flint was stuck using the Flint water supply because it had already borrowed $85 million to build a new pipeline.
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The toxic water from the Flint River corroded old lead pipes in Flint, leading to spiraling levels of lead poisoning among the city's children, as well as a host of other health problems.
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Much of that money would go not only to a general national fund to replace pipes but also to things like funding health programs in Flint and specific aid relief for Flint itself.
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FLINT EMERGENCY MANAGER WON'T TESTIFY: Darnell Earley, the former emergency manager of Flint, said Tuesday that he will not testify at Wednesday's House Oversight Committee hearing on the lead contamination in Flint's water.
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City officials had for years called for Flint to break away from Detroit's water monopoly — and price controls — and in April 83, the city's treatment plant started using water from the Flint River.
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More unsettling news in the water disaster afflicting Flint, Mich.
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Assessment of Flint Water Crisis May Hinge on Stupidity vs.
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"We cannot afford to be Flint, Michigan," Ms. Lewis said.
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Lurie has led federal support efforts for the Flint crisis.
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Indeed, as the Flint crisis shows, you are far more
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She's betting on Flint to help her, Rebecca Leber explained.
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North Flint, while community preservationists are pushing to revitalize the
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The allegation of racial bias against Flint is not new.
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We're trying to get pipes in Flint for safe water.
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The EPA establishes a Flint Safe Drinking Water Task Force.
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Hillary Clinton #DemDebate opening: "It's raining lead in Flint." pic.twitter.
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Let's talk about Indigenous folks; Let's talk about Flint, Michigan.
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No, wrong — as illustrated by the disaster in Flint, Mich.
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CHICAGO — Fallout from the drinking water crisis in Flint, Mich.
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Flint has high rates of gun violence and crumbling infrastructure.
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Since 2014, Flint has faced a major public health crisis.
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Musicians and fans paid tributes to Flint on social media.
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He lives in Flint with his wife and two daughters.
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But there is a depression that has fallen over Flint.
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Rick Snyder, in part due to the Flint water crisis.
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They didn't stop the water in Flint from being poisoned.
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Flint could be a haven for many of these employees.
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Flint began replacing lead pipes running to homes on Friday.
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Flint is no longer getting its water from the river.
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In Flint, you don't matter to Snyder's brand of politician.
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Mr. Hekmati, an American of Iranian descent from Flint, Mich.
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Conversely, it's why the mostly black children in Flint, Mich.
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Meghan's love affair with Sarah Flint shoes isn't exactly new.
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Learn more about Flint, the reusable lint roller See Details
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Flint water crisis: Did EPA keep critical memo under wraps?
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FLINT WATER CRISIS Hard pass: House Democrats wanted Michigan Gov.
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From 2013 to 2015, he was emergency manager for Flint.
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Headlines Flint to step down as HSBC chief executive on.ft.
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I went into Flint for weekend trips with my parents.
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Flint Mayor Karen Weaver said it will take $270 billion.
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That doesn't sound very encouraging for the families in Flint.
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Well, now Flint has this to deal with: Legionnaires' disease!
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Did Michigan officials hide the truth about lead in Flint?
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Cities long in decline Flint experienced a similar state takeover.
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As much as I used to love Flint, it's over.
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Flint topped the FBI list again in 2011 and 2012.
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Caya is also director of the Flint Area Reinvestment Office.
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Unfortunately, not a lot has changed in Flint since then.
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Wyant resigned in December over the growing crisis in Flint.
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Flint, Michigan: Did race and poverty factor into water crisis?
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Will Trump help Flint, Michigan to solve its water woes?
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Water infrastructure, you had Flint and you had Gold King.
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The people in Flint are just like all other Americans.
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"Flint doesn't need bottled water sent to them," Moore said.
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Sadly, those living in Flint were not offered that option.
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You can also create sparks with a flint and steel.
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Michigan's Flint water crisis isn't showing any signs of improving.
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I'm baffled by the lack of concern after Flint, Mich.
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In the wake of the water crisis in Flint, Mich.
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We don't have a pollution problem just in Flint, Mich.
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The situation in Flint is a terrible case in point.
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But there are long waitlists for Head Start in Flint.
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Clinton and Sanders will debate in Flint on March 6.
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Ten foundations are pledging $125 million to support Flint, Mich.
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The people of Flint don't need politics; they need solutions.
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AROUND THE WEB: Michigan State University is treating Flint, Mich.
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In similar communities across the country -- Chester, Pa.; Flint, Mich.
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People in Flint hadn't stopped bathing despite their adverse reactions.
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In April, a federal judge ruled residents of Flint, Mich.
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Fonda has previously attended rallies in Flint with activist groups.
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By now, it is clear the tragedy in Flint, Mich.
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House lawmakers used a Wednesday hearing on the Flint, Mich.
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As the investigation advances, the situation in Flint remains grim.
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Rick Snyder in October, help has been heaped on Flint.
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The debate, hosted by CNN, took place in Flint, Mich.
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Concerns about lead poisoning continue to spread beyond Flint, Mich.
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I saw that these people are really hurting in Flint.
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In a single night, over $7,000 was raised for Flint.
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Jaimie Kay Thomas and Charles Flint Whitman were married Nov.
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His nephew packed up his family and moved to Flint.
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Now it was time to get out of Flint, Mich.
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"I don't want to see Flint fail," Mr. Allen said.
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On the heels of the water crisis in Flint, Mich.
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Advocates acknowledge that the current Flint bill is not nothing.
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Flint aims to finish replacing its old pipes this year.
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The 2018 list includes the cities of Detroit and Flint.
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Cory Booker, Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley, and Michigan Lt. Gov.
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He studied mechanical engineering at Kettering University in Flint, Mich.
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Mr. Booker also campaigned alongside Mr. Biden in Flint, Mich.
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Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson; actress Star Jones; Flint, Mich.
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"Flint is not the only place poisoning kids," Shankar said.
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Workers began an occupation of the factory in Flint, Mich.
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"I feel like Flint is falling," said Anthony Johnson, above.
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Rick Snyder (R) asked the state to switch Flint, Mich.
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His main worry about Flint these days is gun violence.
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The middleweight Olympic champion boxer, Claressa Shields of Flint, Mich.
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I will fix this crisis and help Flint move forward.
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Bryant compares what is happening in New Orleans to Flint.
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"The water crisis in Flint is unconscionable," the statement said.
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Federal funding for the drinking water crisis in Flint, Mich.
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Neanderthal sculptures, named Nana and Flint, at the Gibraltar Museum.
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It looks great in Fractal Pink and Flint color options.
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HSBC chairman Douglas Flint in 2014 called the rule "retrograde".
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As in Newark and Flint, the public was never notified.
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As in Newark and Flint, the public was never notified.
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In Flint, lead levels in some homes surpassed 4,000 ppb.
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The lead contamination in the water system of Flint, Mich.
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Rick Snyder warned of "downright scary" Flint water … in 2014.
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But I feel like I've come to really love Flint.
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"The water issue must be resolved before we can make Flint thrive again, and I believe this resolution offers a path to a healthier, less traumatic future for everyone in Flint," said the Rev.
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We're there to lend a hand in a crisis: Muslim Americans donated 30,000 bottles of water to the Red Cross in Flint, Michigan, to help Flint residents suffering from the water contamination crisis there.
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Glasgow, a 40-year-old licensed administrator the Flint Wastewater Treatment Plant, was the water quality supervisor at the time that the city and state was preparing to source water from the Flint River.
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In November, Flint citizens filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of victims of high levels of lead against Snyder, the state of Michigan, the city of Flint and other state and city officials.
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Individual lawsuit filed Separately, the family of a 2-year-old girl from Flint, who tested high for lead levels, has filed a federal lawsuit against various officials in Michigan and Flint, including Snyder.
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Flint, Michigan (CNN)Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders took the stage Sunday for a Democrat debate in Flint, Michigan -- a city at the center of a public health crisis because of toxic tap water.
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FBI joins Flint, Michigan water contamination probe WASHINGTON - The FBI is joining a U.S. criminal investigation into Flint, Michigan's water contamination crisis, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Detroit said on Tuesday.
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Veolia's involvement in Flint was far smaller in scope: It was initially hired to do an evaluation of the city's water nearly a year after officials had made the switch to the Flint River.
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EPA MEETS WITH HOUSE STAFFERS ON FLINT: Officials from the EPA's drinking water office briefed staff of both parties from the House Energy and Commerce Committee on the ongoing water crisis in Flint, Mich.
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As people in Flint, Michigan organize to demand justice from a system that failed them horrifically, the private water industry is jockeying to position itself as the solution—not just in Flint, but nationwide.
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Our pipes were damaged by the untreated Flint River water, and more than four years later, the people of Flint are still on filtered and bottled water while the corroded pipes are being replaced.
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Founded by Flint music producer and former school bus driver Pharlon Randle, Studio on the GO brings production equipment to schools and runs an afterschool program at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Flint.
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Money from the settlement will be used to address three main priorities in Flint: Today's settlement added another $57 million for ongoing relief and infrastructure improvements in Flint, bringing the total to $97 million.
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Hanna-Attisha, a lifelong Michigander who leads the pediatric residency program at the Hurley Children's Hospital in Flint, has been widely credited for drawing attention to the city's ongoing water crisis now gripping Flint.
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In April 2014, Flint officials switched the city's water source from Detroit's water system to the Flint River, and residents immediately began to report health problems, water discoloration and foul smells from their faucets.
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DEMS BLOCK FLINT-FREE ENERGY BILL: Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked ending debate on a bipartisan rewrite of federal energy policy because lawmakers couldn't come to an agreement on aid for the Flint, Mich.
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Flint was run by Darnell Earley, a state-appointed emergency manager, in April 2014 when it switched its source of water from Detroit's municipal system to the Flint River in order to cut costs.
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But neither of those provisions apply to what happened in Flint, where untreated water from the Flint River corroded the aging pipes in the city, resulting in high levels of lead leaking into the water.
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Federal, state and local officials have been under scrutiny for how they reacted to complaints about the quality of water in Flint after it was switched to a new source, the Flint River, in 2014.
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Pruden and her colleague, water scientist Marc Edwards, collected their own samples from Flint residents' homes and published two studies showing that the biochemistry of Flint River water presented a comfortable home for the bacteria.
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Flint, which has about 100,000 people, was under control of a state-appointed emergency manager in 703 when it switched its source of water from Detroit's municipal system to the Flint River to save money.
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Extending a trial water fee collection period and issuing water liens are part of Flint Chief Financial Officer Hughey Newsome&aposs plan to keep the water fund out of the red, the Flint Journal reported .
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Flint, near Detroit, was under the control of a state-appointed emergency manager when it switched the source of its tap water from Detroit's system to the Flint River in April 2014 to save money.
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Flint, with a population of about 100,000, was under control of a state-appointed emergency manager in 2014 when it switched its water source from Detroit's municipal system to the Flint River to save money.
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A coalition of advocacy groups allege that by switching drinking water sources, Flint officials violated the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, meaning a federal court could order Flint to replace its lead-pipe infrastructure immediately.
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The most famous example is Rick Snyder, the Michigan governor who knew of the Flint River contamination but ignored it to cut costs, a decision that damaged both the population and the ecosystems of Flint.
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Misleading regulators and tampering with evidence The Flint water crisis was triggered after the city switched the source of its water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River — an effort meant to save money.
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"In order for Flint residents to once again have confidence and trust in the water coming from their faucets, all lead pipes in the city of Flint need to be replaced," Mayor Karen Weaver said.
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In 21 the city of Flint, under the direction of a state-appointed official, decided to draw its municipal water supply from the nearby Flint River instead of buy water from the city of Detroit.
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Both candidates expressed alarm over the water crisis that erupted in Flint when government officials switched the city's water source temporarily in April 2014 from the Great Lakes to the Flint River to cut costs.
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But Flint did not return to Detroit water until October 2015 after tests showed elevated levels of lead, which can cause brain damage and other health problems, in Flint tap water and in some children.
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They charge that Flint residents are victims of "environmental racism" -- that is, race and poverty factored into how Flint wasn't adequately protected and how its water became contaminated with lead, making the tap water undrinkable.
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"The list goes on, but we think that Flint should be included in here," Pelosi added, referring to the Democrats' push to include hundreds of millions of dollars to aid recovery in the Flint, Mich.
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Dr Hanna-Attisha warned that she had checked the blood samples of hundreds of toddlers in Flint and found elevated levels of lead in their blood since the switch to water from the Flint river.
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In addition to the $200 million appropriated for response efforts in Flint by the state legislature, the state expanded Medicaid benefits for Flint residents and added early education programs for children under three years old.
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But Flint itself, said Keith Creagh, the director of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, was charged with testing and treating the city's drinking water after it began pulling from the Flint River in 2014.
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As most of us have heard by now, an emergency manager in Flint, Michigan switched water sources from Lake Huron to the Flint River in April 2014 to cut costs without adding required corrosion controls.
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HOUSE PASSES FLINT AID, WATERWAYS BILL: In one of the last acts of the year for the House, the chamber easily passed a major water bill on Thursday that includes emergency aid for Flint, Mich.
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"Traffic here will be a thing of the past," Flint vows.
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"There was no reason for [Flint] to have happened," she says.
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Flint has doesn't have anything to do with the energy bill.
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The state began offering free water filters in Flint in January.
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Fortunately, the Democrats are already talking about Flint without much prompting.
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Flint currently relies on water from Detroit's Great Lakes Water Authority.
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None of this is to make light of the Flint situation.
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The water from the Flint River was dirty, unfit for drinking
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Flint Water bottles are available through December 31 from What Pipelibe.
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The water from Flint registered 133 times the EPA lead limit.
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Early in 2016 the beleaguered citizens of Flint got their wish.
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Tar produced from the experiment seen dripping from a flint flake.
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My wife and I had been drinking Flint water for months.
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The Flint City Attorney's Office did not return calls seeking comment.
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"I think in Flint they'll have the same difficulties," Hsiao said.
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"Governor Snyder has failed Flint families," Kildee said in a statement.
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An autopsy provisionally confirmed Prodigy vocalist Keith Flint died by suicide.
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He's also promised safe drinking water to places like Flint, Michigan.
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And he stole Clinton's line about Flint, Michigan, Jamil Smith observes.
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Governor Snyder says the city will discontinue using Flint River water.
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Laverne Cox is calling for clean drinking water in Flint, Michigan.
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Our photographer spent the last month with autoworkers in Flint, Mich.
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A General Motors employee picketing outside the plant in Flint, Mich.
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C.J.R. also cited the Detroit and Flint newspapers for their work.
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In mid-January, she donated cases of water to Flint, Mich.
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Little Miss Flint met both Trump and Obama this year. pic.twitter.
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Snapshot: Above, workers outside a General Motors plant in Flint, Mich.
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Something similar happened with Patrick Wiederhold in 1978 in Flint, Mich.
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The only good thing you can do for Flint is RESIGN.
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A Flint Hills spokesman did not reply to requests for comment.
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But the people of Flint have a special urgency about leaving.
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And, yes, you'll be able to dance in them, Flint assures.
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Civil rights advocates say that the health crisis in Flint, Mich.
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What happened in Flint would not have happened in Gross Point.
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CNN spent a week with Flint families, officials and whistle-blowers.
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Today she prefers to focus on the positive changes in Flint.
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At 15.5%, Flint remains the highest in the nation for vacancies.
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The latest Bill Clinton episode erupted in Flint, Michigan, on Monday.
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The North Carolina coal ash spill mirroring the Flint water crisis.
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The others, Amir Hekmati, 32, a Marine veteran from Flint, Mich.
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Residents of Flint, Michigan got a glimmer of hope this week.
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Flint water customers are expected to get an average of $600.
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They will not, for example, attach aid for the Flint, Mich.
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How tap water became toxic in Flint Problems yet to manifest?
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Flint learns of Legionnaires' disease spike as water crisis continues Gov.
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As Democrats cried foul about the lack of Flint funding, Sen.
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"No one trusts anyone in Flint or Lansing," Warner told CNN.
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The fear is that Crystal City could be another Flint, Michigan.
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Rapper The Game donated $500,000 to Flint, the Daily Beast said.
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There is not a global problem with the water in Flint.
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The residents of Flint will need water tests and medical tests.
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Jester assists Flint, who uses a wheelchair, with every day tasks.
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"That's a significant investment in the people of Flint," Murray said.
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Rick Snyder apologized to the people of Flint for failing them.
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In Flint, more 41% of residents live below the poverty rate.
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At its peak, GM employed more than 75,000 people in Flint.
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Many are betting on Flint becoming a full-fledged college town.
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Flint itself declined to disclose any spills it hadn't already reported.
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"They should go down for this," Flint resident Nakiya Wakes said.
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But the switch didn't realize savings for the people of Flint.
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"We were suspecting the city of Flint water supply," Henry says.
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"I'm frustrated by the water issue in Flint," David Muchmore wrote.
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Residents of Flint, Michigan, don't have to imagine — they're living it.
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The Flint Water Study is being funded through a GoFundMe campaign.
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She will also hold a media availability along with Flint, Mich.
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That is Senate Republicans' go-to move for funding for Flint.
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The Flint water crisis has become symbolic of that larger fight.
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Nelson supports the energy bill and the money for Flint, Mich.
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The House has adopted two amendments meant to assist Flint, Mich.
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Residents were skeptical of the quality of its work in Flint.
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It will do nothing for cash-strapped cities like Flint, Mich.
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Late maneuvering over the Flint aid package could derail that vote.
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The real emergency is that Flint still doesn't have clean water.
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At a time when water crises in communities like Flint, Mich.
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FLINT GETS POLITICAL: Republican presidential candidate John Kasich talked with Rep.
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But Flint supporters sound confident they can come to an agreement.
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The efforts to repair the drinking water system in Flint, Mich.
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His name is Pepper, and our cat is Captain Flint. pic.twitter.
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Rick Snyder (R) responded to the Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.
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Gleason said that Genessee County includes such precincts as Flint, Mich.
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The sit-down strikes in Flint, Michigan, in December 1936 that
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A package to provide assistance to the city of Flint, Mich.
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Rick Snyder to resign over the water crisis in Flint, Mich.
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Favorable economic tailwinds should give Flint scope to ensure further outperformance.
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"The ongoing Flint water crisis is a terrible tragedy," they added.
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So the next Flint could be really anywhere in the country.
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Fights over gun legislation, over federal aid to help Flint, Mich.
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That measure is likely to include emergency funding for Flint, Mich.
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One only need look to the recent tragedy of Flint, Mich.
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Flint Mayor Karen Weaver will participate in the hearing, Democrats said.
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"What Flint is doing there is a hug," Mr. Stiert explained.
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Or were Flint and Co. just trying to get people's attention?
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Flint has a long history of advocates fighting against environmental racism.
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Flint residents didn't fare any better with the Select Steel case.
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The deck was already stacked against kids growing up in Flint.
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"EPA has not used this authority in Flint," the report says.
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Sarah Flint Natalie Flat in Chocolate Leopard Hair Calf, $395; sarahflint.
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HSBC said on Thursday Flint will take over on February 21.
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Clinton watched him and nodded frequently as he talked about Flint.
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Its report was released at a news conference Wednesday in Flint.
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Clinton defended teachers' unions at a Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.
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That, of course, is directly tied with the situation in Flint.
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She received an associate degree from Baker College in Flint, Mich.
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That's the reason there's lead in the water in Flint, Mich.
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Meanwhile, Silver presses Flint for answers, and Billy crowns a king.
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Detroit has atrociously high levels, as does Flint, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Baltimore.
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On Sunday night, the Democratic debate was held in Flint, Mich.
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We want to begin tonight with the people of Flint themselves.
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Flint said Apple Pay was "both a threat and an opportunity".
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The Prodigy's Keith Flint probably wouldn't rank too highly on most.
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The water crisis in Flint, MI, continues to horrify the nation.
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President Obama wants to come to Flint and meet your daughter.
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In Flint, 42 percent of households are below the poverty line.
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For the parents of Flint, they face the most unspeakable horror.
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Roberts will report to John Flint, HSBC group chief executive officer.
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The lack of democratic decision-making in Flint precipitated this disaster.
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Democrats and Republicans are battling over whether aid for Flint, Mich.
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He can no more make Flint tap water into Trump wine.
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This has been like watching the start of another Flint, Mich.
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Rick Snyder, and his handling of the water crisis in Flint.
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The water in Flint, Michigan, still isn't getting back to normal.
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And that is why I went to Flint, Michigan, on Sunday.
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Ingrid, the daughter of a communist union organizer in Flint, Mich.
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The Flint crisis has been spilling over into Detroit public schools.
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In 215, that would have been a reference to Flint, Michigan.
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"In Flint, we recognized we were in trouble," she told CNN.
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The pup's partner in crime is a cat named Captain Flint.
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The writer is counsel to the Flint Water Class Action Team.
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Later digs revealed a few more bones, along with flint blades.
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Many of the flint blades showed signs of having been burned.
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More accurate, they were steel and flint, creating sparks, starting fires.
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The president had read Mari's letter and was coming to Flint.
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On Tuesday, two additional Flint officials were also charged with crimes.
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In Flint those political calculations contributed to a public health disaster.
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The people in Flint are not just Michiganders, they are Americans.
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Flint has some of the highest water rates in the nation.
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They rehearsed together in Flint for only the past two weeks.
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"Eat the Rich"Our office in Flint, MIAmerica deserves better. pic.twitter.
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Democrats are planning to tie the water crisis in Flint, Mich.
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We still have Flint, Ferguson, all those places, nothing has changed.
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We need only to look at the tragedy in Flint, Mich.
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Who are the female activists working on behalf of Flint, Mich.
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For evidence, look no further than the crisis in Flint, Mich.
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Dan Kildee (D-Mich.), a Flint native and the area's representative.
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This week, Congress held its first hearing into the Flint crisis.
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Researchers have traced an outbreak of lethal pneumonia to Flint, Mich.
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The man accused of stabbing a police officer in Flint, Mich.
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Awareness of lead poisoning escalated following widespread exposure in Flint, Michigan.
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Members adopted a measure to fund water testing in Flint, Mich.
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EDT: President Obama participates in a roundtable meeting with Flint, Mich.
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Brenda Lawrence (D-Mich.) and Flint Mayor Karen Weaver, a Democrat.
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But the band's popularity peaked only after Mr. Flint started singing.
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The water from Detroit is no safer than water from Flint.
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Forty percent of Flint residents now live below the poverty line.
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County Commissioner Bryant Nolden distributes water in Flint with neighborhood volunteers.
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Flint Mayor Karen Weaver asked Congress for federal funding last week.
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L as "an art installation, a performance, and an intervention," Flint Water Project at Detroit's artist-run gallery What Pipeline expands on the Chicago-based artist's social practice, using art to raise awareness of the crisis in Flint, Michigan, which resulted in lead poisoning, Legionnaire's disease, and deaths from Flint's contaminated water supply, and to raise money for the citizens of Flint.
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Childhood lead poisoning in 29 California neighborhoods found to rival levels in Flint Childhood lead poisoning in 29 California neighborhoods found to rival levels in Flint More than two dozen communities in California have experienced recent rates of childhood lead poisoning rivaling or exceeding those in Flint, Michigan, according to data collected by Reuters and detailed in a report published Wednesday.
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Through the singer's #BeyGOOD initiative, in conduction with The United Way of Genesee County and the Community Foundation of Greater Flint, fans will have the opportunity to donate to the newly-created Flint Child Health and Development Fund, which "will address long-term developmental, education, nutrition and health needs of the children affected by the Flint Water Crisis," according to a LiveNation announcement.
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How tap water became toxic in Flint The Flint River had long had a reputation for nastiness when the state made the switch, and a 2011 study had found that before water from the Flint River could be considered potable, it would need to be treated with an anti-corrosion agent, a measure that would have cost the state about $100 a day.
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Budgets leave Detroit, Flint kids by wayside Attorneys will meet Tuesday to discuss two new class-action lawsuits filed by Flint residents that target the governor, the state Department of Environmental Quality and the former Flint emergency managers who took control of the city's purse strings after the financial emergency, among others, said Eric Hood, who is coordinating media for the plaintiffs.
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"After all the short-term needs of Flint residents have been met, United Way of Genesee County will provide any remaining funds to the Flint Child Health and Development Fund of the Community Foundation of Greater Flint, which will provide long-term developmental, educational and health support to children and families in the area," read a statement from United Way.
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The Tuesday session is scheduled to feature Susan Hedman, who was the EPA's regional manager for the area that includes Flint before resigning in January due to the crisis; former Flint emergency manager Darnell Earley; former Flint Mayor Dayne Walling; and Virginia Tech engineering professor Marc Edwards, who did much of the early work researching Flint's water quality after the switch.
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