Snyder declares emergency in Flint over water problems

The financially strapped city was under the control of a state-appointed emergency manager when it switched its source of tap water to the nearby Flint River in April 2014 from Detroit’s water system to save money.

Last year, Flint stopped using water from Lake Huron and started taking water from the Flint river which is more polluted. Since then, many residents have complained of high lead levels in the water. “They are criminals. Governor Rick Snyder of MI #firingsquadworksforme”. This, he said, “has either caused or threatened to cause elevated blood lead levels, especially in the population of children and pregnant women,”creating ” a potential immediate threat to public health and safety”.

In this February 3, 2015 photo, Flint residents receive free water being distributed at the Lincoln Park United Methodist Church in Flint, Michigan.

Cher took to Twitter Tuesday night to share her thoughts about lead discovered in Flint’s drinking water.

Flint City Councilman Eric Mays demands action to hold state government responsible to further aid the city after Genesee County board Chairman Jamie Curtis endorsed Flint Mayor Karen Weaver’s request for a federal disaster declaration on Monday, Jan. 4, 2016.

Jennifer Eisner, a public information officer for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, confirmed to The Washington Post that the state’s own testing produced similar findings to the Hurley study. The scandal cost the state’s top environmental regulator his job, and the US Justice Department has joined an Environmental Protection Agency investigation into what happened.

Weaver, who was elected in November on the promise that she would declare a state of emergency, has said the city will need to spend more on special education and mental health services for those affected.

” … Millions of people in the USA are still getting water from old lead pipes. I don’t trust it”.