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2 days ago · Michigan. United States. 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.
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.
Nov 10, 2021 · 10 November 2021. Reuters. A US judge has approved a $626m (£467m) settlement for victims of the 2014-15 lead water crisis in Flint, Michigan. Most of the money will go to the city's children...
2 days ago · Clean Water. Thursday, April 25 marks the 10-year anniversary of the Flint, Michigan water crisis, one of the most devastating drinking water catastrophes in recent U.S. history. On April 25, 2014, under the directive of the emergency financial manager imposed by then-Governor Rick Syndor, Flint’s water supply was switched from nearby Detroit ...
Dec 7, 2020 · Health Dec 7, 2020 4:16 PM EDT. Flint has taken important steps toward resolving the lead contamination crisis that made the impoverished Michigan city a symbol of the drinking water problems...
2 days ago · April 22, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. Children of Flint Water Crisis Make Change as Young Environmental and Health Activists. More. Carlos Osorio. Sima Gutierrez, right, observes as a teammate examines ...
Apr 25, 2019 · Five years on, the Flint water crisis is nowhere near over. As the Michigan city’s water emergency lurches on, pipes are still being replaced—and public trust remains low. By Dustin Renwick....
