Flint residents commemorate 7 years of water crisis with letter to officials, vow to continue ‘fighting for justice’
Updated Apr 25, 2021;
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FLINT, MI - Flint residents gathered Sunday afternoon to commemorate seven years since the beginning of the Flint water crisis, reflecting over those lost, the city’s progress and what remains to be done.
A few dozen residents, some standing outside and some remaining in their cars, attended the April 25 event held at the old farmer’s market at 420 E. Boulevard Drive.
The water crisis was triggered in Flint nearly seven years ago when the city, while being run by state-appointed emergency managers, changed Flint’s water source to the Flint River.
7 years after Flint water crisis started, pipe replacement nears end but other issues drag on
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FLINT, MI Seven years after the city’s water source was switched, triggering the Flint water crisis, the fallout continues to cast its pall.
While the city expects to close out three major water infrastructure projects related to the water crisis, including the final phase of a pipe replacement program, this year, other reminders of the man-made emergency linger with no clear end in sight.
Although a partial settlement of civil lawsuits filed on behalf of Flint residents could be approved later this year, the cases are continuing against defendants that have so far refused to settle their cases, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
FLINT, MI Former Gov. Rick Snyder and eight other former officials in state and city government were charged with various crimes in connection with the Flint water crisis, but the charges don’t seem to spell justice for some city residents.
Attorney General Dana Nessel with Solicitor General Fadwa Hammoud and Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy on Thursday, Jan. 14 announced criminal charges against Snyder and his former senior advisor Richard Baird, former Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Nick Lyon, former Chief Medical Officer Dr. Eden Wells, two former Flint emergency financial managers, Darnell Earley and Gerald Ambrose, former Snyder Chief of Staff and Communications Director Jarrod Agen and Nancy Peeler, Director of the MDHHS Program for Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting.
Former Gov. Snyder, 8 others criminally charged, accused of trampling trust of Flint people
Updated Jan 14, 2021;
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FLINT, MI After a second extensive investigation into the Flint water crisis, Attorney General Dana Nessel with Solicitor General Fadwa Hammoud and Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy on Thursday announced criminal charges against former Gov. Rick Snyder and eight other former officials in state and city government.
“This case has nothing whatsoever to do with partisanship,” Worthy said. “This case is about justice, truth, accountability, poisoned children, lost lives and shattered families that are still not whole, and simply giving a damn about all of humanity.”