Amariyanna Copeny --- the 9-year-old girl who famously asked Barack Obama to help with the water emergency in Flint, Michigan during his presidency last year --- called out President Donald Trump for neglecting to help end the crisis as well as his immigration actions.
It is unbelievable that the residents of Flint, Michigan are still dealing with the effects of an extreme water crisis and no permanent solution has been put in place to help the thousands of residents who continue to be without access to clean and safe water. After a ridiculous amount of time has passed since […]
Officials and residents urge the nation to not forget about them in their time of need.
Karen Weaver, the Mayor of Flint, Michigan is accused of funneling money from the city’s water donations to fund a personal campaign. CNN.com reports: In…
At the height of Flint’s water crisis, nearly 9,000 children had been exposed to lead from drinking contaminated water. Mayor Karen Weaver reported an estimated 5,000 homes were in need of lead pipe replacements. President Barack Obama signed an emergency disaster declaration in January, ordering federal aid in conjunction with volunteer efforts on the ground, but it was only set […]
According to Richard Baird, an advisor for Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, the city of Flint might be $28 million short in funds to remove the old lead-contaminated water lines. On Friday, Baird said the budget has risen from $27 million to $55 million. “Where we have lead lines or other non-lead lines that are unsafe, they […]
During the visit Wednesday, Obama will tour a food bank, take part in a roundtable discussion about the lead-contaminated water crisis, meet with Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and Flint Mayor Karen Weaver, and speak to an estimated 1,000 people at Flint Northwestern High School, the report says.
The president will make his first trip next week to Flint. The visit comes months after it was determined that the city's drinking water was tainted with lead.
The Michigan Attorney General says this is just the beginning and that more charges are to come.
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Inmates and staff at two Michigan prisons -- the Pugsley Correctional Facility and the Oaks Correctional Facility -- were able to gather nearly 30,000 bottles of water during a 30 day contest to see who could collect the most for students dealing with the ongoing water crisis in Flint.
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