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Mother Jones

Michigan's governor goes to Washington, gets ass handed to him by Congress

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and Environmental Protection Agency chief Gina McCarthy testified Thursday morning in a long-anticipated hearing on the causes of the Flint contamination disaster. This was the third Flint-related hearing before the committee, following Tuesdays morning's tense questioning of former local, state, and federal officials.

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The Racism at the Heart of Flint's Crisis

An important new report makes clear the principal cause of the water crisis in Flint, Mich.: the state government's blatant disregard for the lives and health of poor and black residents of a distressed city. The report released Wednesday by a task force appointed last year by Gov.

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U.S. officials extend emergency water assistance for Flint, Michigan

(Reuters) - Federal officials have extended an emergency declaration for Flint that has provided supplies of bottled water, filters and test kits to the Michigan city suffering from lead contamination in drinking water, the state governor said on Friday. The emergency declaration, which was first approved in January and provided $5 million in assistance, was originally set to expire in mid-April.

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Three Officials Not Named 'Rick Snyder' Charged For Turning Flint's Water To Poison

I love the taste of deadly neurotoxins in the morning Looks like there's finally going to be some justice for the people of Flint, Michigan, following the lead poisoning of its water: three officials have been charged with crimes, although so far the Emergency Managers who approved the switch to corrosive Flint River water, and

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