Aug 20 Michigan will pay residents $600 million for Flint water crisis By John Flesher, Associated Press It is intended to resolve all legal actions against the state for its role in a disaster that made the impoverished, majority-Black city a nationwide symbol of governmental mismanagement. Continue reading
May 12 Watch 6:42 Coronavirus pandemic threatens Flint, Michigan, with 2nd major health crisis One of the easiest ways to reduce the spread of coronavirus is handwashing. But in some places, such as Flint, Michigan, that simple task can be difficult to accomplish. Some residents of the largely poor city lack clean running water… Continue watching
Mar 05 Michigan Supreme Court hears case over Flint water liability By Ed White, Associated Press Flint’s water troubles began in April 2014 when the city traded a corrosion-controlled water source for a non-controlled one, the Flint River. Continue reading
Oct 25 Even if your drinking water gets a ‘passing grade,’ it may not be safe By Laura Santhanam There are no federal limits on half of the contaminants detected in drinking water, according to the report released this week from the Environmental Working Group, and establishing such regulations takes years. Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch 6:44 Why Flint residents are still dealing with water worries, 5 years after lead crisis By John Yang, Rachel Wellford Since 2014, Flint, Michigan, has been synonymous with tainted water. Five years on, not all of the city's residents have access to safe water. Some wait for hours in line to obtain bottled water, while others deal with the physical… Continue watching
Jun 13 Prosecutors drop Flint water charges, promise fresh probe By Ed White, Associated Press The stunning decision came more than three years — and millions of dollars — after authorities began examining the roots of the scandal that left Flint's water system tainted with lead. Continue reading
Jan 18 Years after Flint water crisis began, no one is behind bars By Ed White, Associated Press Flint was one of the worst man-made environmental disasters in U.S. history. Continue reading
Aug 20 Judge orders trial for Michigan state health director on charges related to Flint water By Associated Press Nick Lyon is accused of failing to issue a timely alert to the public about a Legionnaires' disease outbreak. Some experts have blamed Legionnaires' on the scandal over Flint's water, which wasn't properly treated when it was drawn from the… Continue reading
Apr 02 A poem for Flint, four years after the water crisis began By Jennifer Hijazi Tarfia Faizullah's poem “I Told the Water” brings water to life and unpacks its role in our lives -- as mirror, life-giver and sometimes a villain. Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch 6:10 What Flint’s superintendent did to protect children from lead By PBS News Hour Flint, Michigan’s superintendent is leading a comprehensive effort to mitigate the effects of lead on his students. Since alarmingly high levels of lead were found two years ago, the school district taken several measures to ensure the crisis wouldn't stand… Continue watching