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Minnesota-based company 3M is suing the state of Michigan over its regulations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or the PFAS family of chemicals. Michigan s regulations on PFAS in drinking water were finalized in August 2020, and are among the most stringent in the country.
Exposure to some kinds of PFAS has been linked to increased cholesterol, impaired reproductive and immune systems, impaired growth in children, and heightened risk of kidney and testicular cancers. Currently, there are no federal standards from the Environmental Protection Agency for the PFAS family of chemicals in drinking water.
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Rich Baird, a former top advisor to Republican Governor Rick Snyder, has resigned his post as a regent of Eastern Michigan University, after being charged with four felonies by state prosecutors for his role in the Flint water crisis.
Baird is accused of perjury in an interview during the investigation into the crisis, extortion, for allegedly threatening investigators looking into the cause of a Legionnaires disease outbreak during the crisis, obstruction of justice for allegedly attempting to influence and/or interfere with ongoing legal proceedings arising from the Flint water crisis; and misconduct in office, for improperly using state personnel and resources.
Mike Pence s Ex-Comms Director Charged With Lying To Flint Water Crisis Investigators
On 1/14/21 at 6:54 PM EST
Jarrod Agen, a former Deputy Assistant to President Donald Trump and Director of Communications for Vice President Mike Pence, was arraigned on Thursday after a grand jury indicted him for allegedly lying to investigators examining the ongoing water crisis in Flint, Michigan.
Agen faces one felony count of perjury for allegedly lying during an investigative subpoena investigation and giving false statements under oath, Michigan Solicitor General Fadwa Hammoud said in a Thursday morning press conference.
Agen s arraignment and indictment are part of efforts by the state s Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel to indict the state s former Republican Governor Rick Snyder, its former Michigan Health and Human Services Director Nick Lyon and eight other former officials who now face charges of willful neglect of duty and involuntary manslaughter due to their oversight