DAVID EGGERT / The Associated PressJun 3, 2019
The state-owned mobile devices of former Gov. Rick Snyder, pictured, and 65 other current or former officials have been confiscated. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 14, 2017
The new count, filed after a number of other people had been charged in the case, is the one most closely linked to the human toll of the public health emergency. (Update)
The new count, filed after a number of other people had been charged in the case, is the one most closely linked to the human toll of the public health emergency. (Update) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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By Joshua Frank / CounterPunchMar 15, 2017
The lead in Flint’s water has taken a physical and mental toll on residents, and the water remains tainted. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Lauren McCauley / Common DreamsJan 11, 2017
Advocates and residents express concern that officials are rushing to declare the city's water supply safe. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Nadia Prupis / Common DreamsDec 12, 2016
Michigan action shouldn't come at expense of endangered species protection in California, "but that is the result of the partisan games at play," according to the Natural Resources Defense Council. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Nika Knight / Common DreamsOct 19, 2016
"There must be responsibility to do everything humanly possible to mitigate the damage done to the residents of Flint—especially its children." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 17, 2016
A video investigation of conditions at an affordable-housing complex in northern Indiana shows how the crisis came to be and how it might be “worse than Flint.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Nadia Prupis / Common DreamsAug 3, 2016
Missoula "desired to own the water system that serves its residents because city officials believe a community’s water system is a public asset best owned and operated by the public,” the state's supreme court wrote. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 2, 2016
A Guardian investigation prompted by the toxic water crisis in Flint, Mich., found that administrators in dozens of cities, including Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia and Detroit, cut corners while testing drinking water for dangerous levels of lead. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Nika Knight / Common DreamsApr 27, 2016
In 2008, a Michigan environmental official told lead test technicians to "bump out" sky-high lead results by collecting more clean water samples. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Nadia Prupis / Common DreamsApr 20, 2016
Two employees of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and one city employee have been charged in Flint's lead-contamination disaster. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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