Flint water crisis

Senators reach new deal to address Flint water crisis

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

WASHINGTON -- For the second time in two months, the Senate has reached a bipartisan deal to address a water crisis in Flint, Michigan, where lead-contaminated pipes have resulted in an ongoing public health emergency.

Felony charges filed in Flint lead-tainted water crisis

By News Desk

Two Michigan Department of Environmental Quality officials and a local water treatment plant supervisor were charged Wednesday with evidence tampering and additional felony and misdemeanor counts related to the widespread problem of lead-tainted water in Flint.

Top issues in congressional limbo include spending, Garland nomination

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

The Senate returns this week with a strong majority of Republicans saying no to any consideration of President Barack Obama's nominee to the Supreme Court. And in the House, where lawmakers return from their break April 12, conservative opposition could…

These young poets show there’s more to Flint than a water crisis

By Corinne Segal

These young Flint poets say the water crisis is overshadowing the innovative artists and activists that live and work there every day.

As Congress bickers, Flint suffers, Michigan lawmakers say

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

Rep. Dan Kildee, a Michigan Democrat who represents Flint, says his hometown is struggling while Congress bickers.

State ‘fundamentally accountable’ for Flint water crisis, report says

By Joshua Barajas

A final report released today described a “story of government failure, intransigence, unpreparedness, delay, inaction, and environmental injustice" for what happened in Flint, Michigan.

Flint’s lead-laced water may not cause permanent brain damage in children

By Ellen Ruppel Shell, Scientific American

The contamination of drinking water was a public health disaster, but children in Flint who were exposed can still be helped.

Congress grills Michigan governor, EPA head over Flint water crisis

By PBS News Hour

Flint, Michigan, earned a place in the spotlight again Thursday, as Congressional hearings on the city’s water crisis continued. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and EPA administrator Gina McCarthy both faced strict scrutiny for their apparent failure to respond to the…

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Ex-officials point fingers at hearing on Flint water crisis

By Richard Lardner and Matthew Daly, Associated Press

Former city and federal officials pointed fingers at one another for failing to protect the 100,000 citizens of Flint, Michigan, from lead-laced water at a congressional hearing Tuesday.

More families file suit against Flint over lead poisoning

By Michael D. Regan

Multiple families in Flint, Michigan filed a lawsuit this week seeking financial recompense from the government and several private companies after they had discovered drinking water supplied by the city had been contaminated by lead.