Newark, New Jersey has higher levels of lead in its water than Flint, Michigan did at the height of its water crisis, according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) latest samples. This weekend, after months of slow and ineffective action, officials began a citywide effort to replace lead pipes throughout…
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Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder Lands Fellowship At Harvard, He Was The Main Player in The Flint Water Crisis
Former Michigan governor, Rick Snyder, will not be remembered for being an exemplary leader while he was in office. The two-term former governor of Michigan who many felt was responsible for the Flint water crisis was in the bottom ten on the list of the worst governors in the country,…
Prosecutors Drop Charges in Flint Water Investigation, Promise New Probe
In a surprising twist of events, prosecutors are dismissing all criminal charges against the eight people implicated in the water crisis scandal in Flint, Michigan. They do plan to relaunch the investigation. The water crisis has been documented as one of the worst environmental disasters caused by man ever in…
Corruption in Michigan: Deplorable Conditions of Detroit Public Schools
As Flint struggles with its toxic water crisis, the Detroit Public Schools system is facing a major crisis of its own — and the two issues share a common link: The Detroit Public Schools’ emergency manager was formerly Flint’s emergency manager who had praised the decision to tap into the…