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From: Cstar1
1/21/16
A decidedly political piece, but good.
Rubio to Flint: Drop Dead
Let me give Senator Rubio a refresher course. Michigan officials, who commandeered control of Flint's local government through a disenfranchising emergency-manager process that suspiciously lines up with the main concentrations of African-Americans in the state, decided to temporarily use water from the Flint River for residential consumption while awaiting a new pipeline to Lake Huron.
Read more from New RepublicFrom: Cstar1
1/23/16
The Contempt That Poisoned Flint's Water - The New Yorker
Even before the drinking water in Flint, Michigan, was found to be tainted with lead-before water from some areas tested at more than twice the level considered to be toxic waste, and public-health officials said that every last child in the city should be treated as if the child had been poisoned-the governor's office knew that the water was discolored, tasted bad, smelled strange, and was rife with "organic matter."
Read more from The New YorkerFrom: Cstar1
1/23/16
Undocumented immigrants late to know about lead in water, scared to get help
(01/20/16) - There are estimates that a group of people in Flint are not getting the supplies they need during this water emergency. Perhaps as many as 1,000 are not going to water distribution centers, they're not calling 211 and they're not getting deliveries. It's because they're scared.
Read more from Abc12From: Cstar1
1/24/16
When the Water Turned Brown
FLINT, Mich. - Standing at a microphone in September holding up a baby bottle, Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, a local pediatrician, said she was deeply worried about the water. The number of Flint children with elevated levels of lead in their blood had risen alarmingly since the city changed its water supply the previous year, her analysis showed.
Read more from NytimesFrom: Cstar1
1/25/16
Flint residents told that their children could be taken away if they don't pay for city's poison water -- Sott.net
Not only is the Michigan government poisoning residents, but now they are threatening to take their children for not paying for it. As the water crisis in Flint deepens, it is becoming apparent that the effects of the lead-infested water are not just a health hazard, but the situation has the potential of ruining many more lives outside of the poison issue.
Read more from SOTT.netFrom: Cstar1
1/26/16
'It was us or nobody:' Meet the heroic professor who helped uncover the Flint lead water crisis\u200B
In Flint, Mich. there is a famous block of concrete that for decades has served as a community message board. Like an old-school Facebook feed, residents use it to post personal news, images, upcoming events and commentary in sprawling graffiti. This week, several residents went to "The Block" (or "The Rock," depending on who you ask) with a message.
Read more from Washington PostFrom: Cstar1
1/28/16
Flint Sounds Off on Water Crisis at MSNBC Town Hall
FLINT, Michigan - By now you've probably heard that this proud American factory town is facing a state of emergency, subsisting on rationed water after its own supply was spiked by lead. But on Wednesday night - in a special edition of "The Rachel Maddow Show" - the leaders of Flint spotlighted something you probably haven't heard: the problem here isn't actually being fixed.
Read more from NBC NewsFrom: Cstar1
1/28/16
Sounds like the state of Michigan has no intention of fixing the problem, and no long-term plan. Outrageous.