Flint Residents Told That Their Children Could Be Taken Away If They Don’t Pay For City’s Poison Water
Not only is the Michigan government poisoning residents, but now they are threatening to take their children for not paying for it.
7 Toxic Assaults on Communities of Color Besides Flint: The Dirty Racial Politics of Pollution
The lead poisoning of children in Flint is only the latest example of environmental racism in the U.S.
Outcry Over the Austerity Crisis in Flint Grows
Details of how Flint’s water was contaminated, and of how pleas for help were neglected, are leading to calls for inquiries, arrest, resignation.
Snyder declares emergency as feds probe Flint water
Gov. Rick Snyder declared a state of emergency for Flint and Genesee County Tuesday as a result of the contaminated drinking water crisis, on the same day the U.S. Attorney’s Office confirmed it is investigating the contamination of Flint’s drinking water supply.
Michigan Ignored 'Conclusive Evidence' Of Flint Lead Poisoning, Researcher Says
Michigan state officials insisted that the water supply in Flint was safe even though they knew an unusual number of children had suffered lead poisoning, according to a scientist who helped blow the whistle on Flint's water crisis.
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