Officials unsure whether Flint water linked to Legionnaires

Researchers found elevated levels of lead in Flint’s water supply and reported that blood tests found that lead contamination had almost doubled and tripled in children younger than 5 who were exposed to the highest lead levels. Response teams are comprised of city, county and state personnel, American Red Cross and volunteers, and National Guard soldiers and airmen.

The agency further said in its statement, “EPA has determined the State of MI and the City of Flint’s responses to the drinking water crisis in Flint have been inadequate to protect public health”, further emphasizing on the importance of “restoring public confidence that the ongoing drinking water crisis in Flint will be promptly and fully remedied”.

But the document dump Wednesday did little to ease the predicament he finds himself in. “He accepted accountability for that, and noted that federal, state, and local leaders broke the trust of the people”, it said.

Even though the city switched back to its original supply in October 2015, the damaged pipes continue to contaminate the water. They will, at no time, enter a resident’s home or request payment for services or supplies.

They will also implement sampling and analysis of lead levels in the water system, which the agency will publish n its website to provide the public with the most up-to-date information.

But some of them don’t paint a pretty picture. At first the administration wondered by the state was responsible.

“Of course, some of the Flint people respond by looking for someone to blame instead of working to reduce anxiety”, Muchmore wrote.

“An informed public that calls on government to take action is an important force for protection of the environment and public health”, Hedman said. But in response to Clinton’s remarks, he said the former secretary of state should not make Flint a political issue. She has been accused of not doing enough to prevent the contaminated water crisis.

“Our water is tasting fine, but I don’t want to take the risk, so I’ve been purchasing bottled water”, Al-Midani said.

The decline of GM jobs “left a lot of people destitute and desperate, and they feel like their voices aren’t being heard”. A class action lawsuit was filed previous year that alleges the state Department of Environmental Quality did not treat the water for corrosion.

“The water has not been fit for its intended objective”. That manager ordered Flint to leave Detroit’s water for a new, cheaper system. Others were scared and disappointed, like Melissa Mays, a Flint resident and founder of the group “Water You Fighting For?”

Toledo’s water won’t be tested by the city again until 2017, when 50 property owners will receive collection instructions and bottles.

Residents of Flint complained immediately after the switch to river water that the stuff coming out of their taps had a brownish colour and a unusual smell.

FLINT, Mich. (AP) – Ever since the full extent of the Flint water crisis emerged, one question has persisted: Would this have happened in a wealthier, whiter community? “I may be an optimist, too much of an optimist, but we have to try hard to mitigate this exposure”.

A cartoon from Politco’s Matt Wuerker added fire to the fuel by evoking segregationist imagery.

One day after the release more. Obama met earlier this week with Flint Mayor Karen Weaver.

The financially struggling city is poorly equipped deal with mitigating the impact of an irreversible neurotoxin on a community, according to experts.