Flint Mayor: We're Making Progress But We Need More Help
The mayor of Flint has given her first State of the City address, telling residents that she won't rest until the city gets enough money to replace every lead-tainted pipe.
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The mayor of Flint has given her first State of the City address, telling residents that she won't rest until the city gets enough money to replace every lead-tainted pipe.
"We won't be at the finish line until testing can confirm that Flint residents are receiving safe, clean drinking water."
"In essence, these individuals concealed the truth and they were criminally wrong to do so," AG Bill Schuette said.
The 18-month plan will address the area's risk for Legionnaires' disease.
The authority voted to extend its emergency service agreement with Flint for another year without an increase in charges while the city copes with a lead-tainted water crisis.
Expenditures on the lead-tainted water crisis will total at least $240 million.
"This is not an investigation that can be done on the cheap."
The city said the advisory was issued only as a precaution, saying bacteria generally are not harmful.
The app called "Empower Flint" offers a checklist of things people can do to protect themselves, their families and their pets.
Flint children under the age of 6 had significantly higher blood-lead levels after the city switched its water source in 2014 to save money, according to report released Friday by U.S. disease experts.
The EPA says samples from high-risk areas in Flint have been coming back at less than 1 part per billion.
An effort involving the beer industry in Michigan to provide extra nutrition support to help Flint families amid the city's crisis with lead-tainted water is kicking off this week.
Michigan's attorney general is suing two companies, blaming them for Flint's lead-tainted water crisis.
Attorney General Bill Schuette and members of his special investigative team have scheduled a Wednesday morning news conference to detail the lawsuit.
Officials say the pipeline is expected to be completed later this summer.
The country's top environmental regulator has warned of "systemic" problems that threaten the long-term ability to provide safe drinking water in Flint after the city's lead contamination crisis subsides.
Beyonce's team said 14 Detroit-area high school students were also chosen to receive "college gifts."
State officials have released the first part of a 30-year plan to manage, protect and improve Michigan's water resources.
The EPA says more chlorine is necessary during warm weather.
To trigger a recall vote, the Sterling Heights man needs nearly 790,000 signatures within a 60-day period.
Nearly 4,800, or 3.4 percent, of Michigan children who were tested had elevated levels of lead in their blood in 2015, according to health officials.
The emergency declared by the Obama administration in January ends Aug. 14.
At Snyder's request, the auditor general also decided to no longer interview DHHS staff or ask them for information until further notice.
Residents are being encouraged to run cold water for 10 minutes a day to help Flint recover from its lead-tainted water crisis.
Michigan is paying criminal defense bills for two state employees charged amid Flint's crisis with lead-tainted water.
