The Flint Water Crisis is a water contamination issue that was reported by city residents in 2014 after the city began using the Flint River as its drinking water source.

Flint Receives $77 Million to Fund Water Infrastructure Improvements

The Root » The Flint, Mich., water crisis has weighed heavily on the hearts of those of us within the black community. But five years after its onset, it would appear that the city is now one step closer to finally leaving its deadly water infrastructure in the past.

2019-04-25T09:52:32-08:00April 18th, 2019|Drinking Water, Flint Water Crisis, Michigan|

‘Flint is the poster child for the problem’, more Fed infrastructure spending proposed

NPR » The federal government would spend tens of billions of  dollars repairing the nation’s water infrastructure over the next decade if a bill introduced in Congress today becomes law. The Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity and Reliability (WATER) Act would infuse State Revolving Funds with $35 billion a year.

Flint crisis, four years on: what little trust is left continues to wash away

The Guardian » Most attention directed at Flint goes into cleaning up the city’s water supply, an undeniably vital goal. But it also feels like a bizarre one in a city where many people are unlikely to ever drink another drop of tap water as long as they live. The city switched its water supply back to Detroit’s water, away from the Flint river. But for the roughly 100,000 people who live here, the damage is done.

2018-04-25T11:36:18-08:00April 25th, 2018|Drinking Water, Flint Water Crisis, Michigan, Privatization|

Officials Say Flint’s Water Is Safe. Residents Say It’s Not. Scientists Say It’s Complicated.

Mother Jones » Earlier this month, Republican Gov. Rick Snyder announced that the bottled water program would be ending once the distribution centers ran out. “We have worked diligently to restore the water quality,” he said, “and the scientific data now proves the water system is stable and the need for bottled water has ended.” But for residents, that reassurance meant nothing.

2018-04-16T14:51:46-08:00April 16th, 2018|Drinking Water, Flint Water Crisis, Michigan, Privatization|

Is the Flint Water Crisis Really Over? Residents and Experts Have Something to Say About It

Atlanta Black Star » The Michigan state government announced this week it would no longer supply free bottled water to Flint residents. Snyder claims that for nearly two years, Flint’s water is the same or better than other cities in Michigan. Experts and people on the ground in Flint, including those who are directly impacted by the water crisis, note some improvements but suggest the crisis has not yet subsided.

2018-04-16T15:26:11-08:00April 13th, 2018|Drinking Water, Flint Water Crisis, Michigan, Privatization|

Michigan to end free bottled water for Flint, saying water crisis over

Reuters » The state of Michigan will no longer supply free bottled water to Flint, the city once plagued with lead-tainted drinking water in a crisis that drew national attention, officials said on Friday. When the current supply of state-funded bottled water is depleted, the distribution centers will close and deliveries will end.

2018-04-09T11:36:22-08:00April 6th, 2018|Drinking Water, Flint Water Crisis, Michigan, Privatization|
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