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Wed, 01/06/2016 - 12:00am
Elevated Lead in Flint Water
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder declared a state of emergency Tuesday, but not until after calls for a federal investigation into the matter of elevated levels of lead found in the water for nearly a hundred thousand people in the city of Flint.
Residents in the area began reporting water quality issues just after the city’s emergency manager switched sources for the town’s water supply late in 2014 from Lake Huron to the Flint River.
Progress Michigan called on the U.S. Attorney’s office to launch an investigation into the matter.
A member of their communications team, Sam Inglot, spoke with KBOO Reporter Robin Ryan about what led up to the current situation in Flint:
Residents in the area began reporting water quality issues just after the city’s emergency manager switched sources for the town’s water supply late in 2014 from Lake Huron to the Flint River.
Progress Michigan called on the U.S. Attorney’s office to launch an investigation into the matter.
A member of their communications team, Sam Inglot, spoke with KBOO Reporter Robin Ryan about what led up to the current situation in Flint:
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