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1. www.npr.org › 2024/04/25 › 1247095068It's been 10 years since the start of a devastating water ...

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   Apr 25, 2024 · Ten years ago, a water crisis began in Flint, Mich. Lead tainted the drinking water. A decade later, people are still asking if the water is safe to drink. Michigan Public's Steve Carmody...

2. www.nrdc.org › stories › flint-water-crisisFlint Water Crisis: Everything You Need to Know - NRDC

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   Apr 16, 2024 · A story of environmental injustice and bad decision-making that has yet to be fully resolved, the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, began on April 25, 2014, when the city switched its...

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Flint_water_crisisFlint water crisis - Wikipedia

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   The Flint water crisis was a public health crisis that started in 2014 after the drinking water for the city of Flint, Michigan was contaminated with lead and possibly Legionella bacteria.

4. www.britannica.com › event › Flint-water-crisisFlint water crisis | Summary, Facts, Governor, & Criminal ...

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   Jun 27, 2024 · Flint water crisis, human-made public health crisis (April 2014–June 2016) involving the municipal water supply system of Flint, Michigan. Tens of thousands of Flint residents were exposed to dangerous levels of lead, and outbreaks of Legionnaire disease killed at least 12 people and sickened dozens more.

5. www.npr.org › sections › thetwo-wayFlint Water Crisis: A Step-By-Step Look At What Happened ...

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   Apr 20, 2016 · Lead seepage into the drinking water in Flint, Mich., has causing a major public health crisis and prompted President Obama to declare a federal state of emergency. This is how it unfolded.

6. www.nbcnews.com › news › us-news10 years after Flint's lead water crisis began, a lack of ...

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   Apr 24, 2024 · FLINT, Mich. — Ten years ago, smiling politicians posed for cameras while pushing a button, swapping the main tap water source for this majority-Black, impoverished city to the Flint River —...

7. www.nbcnews.com › news › us-newsJudge approves $626 million settlement in Flint water crisis

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   A federal judge approved a $626 million settlement Wednesday with tens of thousands of people in Flint, Michigan, who sued the state and others after their drinking water was tainted by lead.