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Michigan: Panel Slams Snyder for “Environmental Injustice” in Flint

HeadlineMar 24, 2016

In news from the ongoing water contamination crisis in Flint, Michigan, an independent panel has slammed Michigan Governor Rick Snyder’s administration for “intransigence, unpreparedness, delay, inaction, and environmental injustice.” The report explicitly accuses Snyder’s administration of failing to respond to the crisis of lead-poisoned water because Flint is a majority African-American city. The water crisis began when Flint’s unelected emergency manager appointed by Governor Snyder switched the source of the city’s drinking water from the Detroit system to the corrosive Flint River. The water corroded Flint’s aging pipes, causing poisonous levels of lead to leach into the drinking water. To see our recent extended interview with Flint activists Nayyirah Shariff and Melissa Mays, as well as our documentary report from when we were in Flint, “Thirsty for Democracy,” visit democracynow.org.

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