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In response to the ongoing toxicity crisis gripping the town of Flint, Michigan, 2020 Democratic presidential contender Julián Castro has unveiled a nationwide lead abatement plan. Last week, Castro, former Housing and Urban Development secretary under President Barack Obama, became the first... View full entry
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has announced criminal charges against six more people—including the state's former water quality chief—in connection with lead-contaminated water in the city of Flint. [...]
All six people are current or former state employees in the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services or the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. [...]
"these individuals concealed the truth. They were criminally wrong to do so, and the victims are real people."
— npr.org
Get situated with Flint's water crisis here:Dispatch from Flint: How architects can help, on Archinect Sessions #54Should the children of Flint be resettled?The crisis in Flint and why architects should care about decentralizing our water systems View full entry
