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EPA slams city, state response to Flint water crisis
2016-01-22 11:14:48| Waste Management - Topix.net
For several weeks now, city and state officials have traded barbs over who is ultimately responsible for the toxic water that's inundated Flint, Michigan. In an emergency administrative order, the Environmental Protection Agency slammed the city of Flint, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and the State of Michigan, saying they are all responsible for the lead contamination in the city's water.
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Flint Crisis Has Fallout For State, Feds
2016-01-22 03:39:32| pollutiononline Home Page
The federal government is facing accusations that it knew more about, and could have done more to palliate, the water crisis in Flint, MI.
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Flint Mayor: 'Politics And Profit' Perpetuated Lead-Tainted Water Crisis
2016-01-22 00:41:11| Automakers - Topix.net
High lead levels in Flint, Michigan's, water have prompted President Obama to declare a state of emergency in the city, as criticism mounts over the slow response to the crisis. "The people weren't put first, the health of the people was not put before profit and money," Flint Mayor Karen Weaver says in an interview with Ari Shapiro on All Things Considered .
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Obama visits Michigan amid Flint water scandal, Detroit school crisis
2016-01-21 01:11:23| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
President Barack Obama visited Detroit on Wednesday to highlight a resurgence in the auto industry, but various crises confronting Michigan -- including poisoned water in Flint and school funding woes in Detroit -- also occupied some of his itinerary. Speaking at a joint General Motors-United Auto Workers facility, Obama opened his speech decrying the water contamination calamity, which has spurred accusations of government negligence and cover-ups.
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Flint Water Crisis and Scandal: 5 Things to Know
2016-01-17 18:20:03| Waste Management - Topix.net
FlLINT, MI-The water crisis in Flint gained a new national spotlight after President Obama declared a federal emergency in the city. Troubles began when the city switched its water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River in 2014 in an effort to save money.
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