Repeal of emergency manager law part of NAACP’s Flint plan

Jerry Johnson, spokesman for the Genesee Intermediate School District, said they are also trying to identify children that may live in surrounding communities who are connected to city water, also known as franchise customers, as well as identifying children that live in the Flint but attend schools outside the city limits as part of the long-term response.

It’s been three weeks since MI declared a state of emergency in Flint, but not a single water pipe that contains lead has been replaced, NBC News has learned. The round of testing ended up with Flint below the “action level” for lead, meaning a series of alerts and remedial actions that would have been triggered in early July did not take place.

Growing up in the city of Flint comes with its own set of challenges, but recently Northwestern High School students have had to battle a spree of contaminated water as well.

“It was a collective decision of the emergency management team based on conversations with the MDEQ that indicated they would not be supportive of the use of the Flint River on a long-term basis as a primary source of water”, Ambrose answered… But officials say a danger persists because of damage to the water distribution system by the corrosive Flint River water and that residents still shouldn’t drink the tap water without using a lead filter.

Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, director of pediatric residency at Hurley Childrens Hospital in Flint, Mich., works at her desk, January 2, 2016. Her data showed a sharp rise in lead poisoning following a change in city’s water supply. So when it came in contact with the outdated lead-filled pipes, the lead entered the water supply and made its way into the city’s residents. His office is looking into what can be done to stop the city from billing them.

Detroit natives Eminem and Big Sean have also pledged to assist Flint’s months-long water crisis, as well as fellow rapper Wiz Khalifa. Both of them will also avoid conflicts of interest since the office of the attorney general also defends the state.

Shannon Nobles of Lansing, Michigan, joined the crowd outside the Michigan State Capitol on Tuesday to stand in support with residents of Flint.

Meekhof, a Republican, suggested Attorney General Bill Schuette should pay for the outside investigators with existing funds and not ask the Legislature for additional money. He said once the panel is done, Schuette would then have a better idea of whether to investigate.

Schuette, who had declined to investigate in December but later reversed course, gave no timetable for the investigation.

Walmart, Coca-Cola, Nestlé and PepsiCo announced Tuesday the donation of about 176 truckloads of water to help people affected by the water crisis in Flint, Mich. The civil rights organization says the plan was developed with input from Flint residents.

He adds that the city treats the water with a chemical to prevent leaching.

It is unclear at this point whether the attorney general’s probe could result in criminal or civil charges.