A decade later, Flint's water crisis continues
The past 10 years revealed how government failures at every level could effectively kill a city, turning it into a "ghost town."
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10 Years Later, Flint Residents Are Still Waiting for Lead Pipes to Be Replaced
Biden pledged to replace all of the US’s lead pipes, but he’d need billions of dollars more from Congress to do it.
Source: truthout.org
EPA Is Backing Down From Environmental Justice Cases Nationwide
The agency has pumped the brakes on Civil Rights Act investigations out of apparent fear that a Louisiana challenge could make it to the Supreme Court.
Source: theintercept.com
Inside Dana Nessel's 'shit show' Flint water investigation | Detroit
Ignored legal warnings, ‘overwhelmed’ prosecutors, and the secret testimony of ex-Governor Snyder’s chief of staff
Source: metrotimes.com
EGLE releases environmental test results
Flint residents living near the Ajax Plant are speaking out in response to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy or EGLEs recent findings.
Great Lakes United States Gregory Sadique Martin Justice John Petoskey Michigan Department Of Environment Environmental Transformation Movement Of Flint
Source: abc12.com
Michigan regulators say emissions from Ajax plant meet standards
Flint-area residents living near the Ajax asphalt plant are skeptical of air quality test results from Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy.
United States Great Lakes George Sadique Martin John Petoskey Michigan Department Of Environment Energy Drive In Genesee Township
Source: abc12.com
EPA promised to address environmental racism. Then states pushed back.
Civil rights law offers a tool for communities of color trying to stop unequal exposure to pollution. Over and over, people here have tried to get environmental justice.
Source: publicintegrity.org
EGLE enters agreement for civil rights complaint on Flint-area asphalt plant
Flint, MI — The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has entered into an informal agreement with the EPA to address a civil
Source: flintbeat.com
Groups ask federal judge to hold Flint mayor in contempt
Attorneys with the NRDC and American Civil Liberties union of Michigan will be in federal court to ask a judge to hold Mayor Sheldon Neeley in contempt for violating court
Source: abc12.com
Justice at the Tap
Ultimately, fixing the water crises in Flint, Jackson, the Navajo Nation, and other places will require systemic investment at every level.
Source: resilience.org