Flint water criminal probe costs triple, may hit $5 million
DETROIT — Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette’s wide-ranging probe into the Flint water crisis could cost as much as $4.9 million, more than triple the amount allocated by the state in a contract in March, according to a posting on the state Administrative Board website. Earlier this year, Schuette received approval from the board to […]
3 employees charged in Flint water crisis
A judge in Flint, Mich., authorized charges Wednesday against three officials involved in the Flint water crisis, the first time criminal charges have been brought against government officials in the public health calamity. Multiple charges were filed by Michigan’s attorney general against Mike Glasgow, the city’s laboratory and water quality supervisor; Mike Prysby, a Michigan […]
American Muslims Are Delivering Fresh Water To Flint Residents
Islamic Relief USA is delivering over 100,000 bottles of fresh water to the residents of Flint, Michigan.
Jersey City, Newark, Paterson collecting bottled water for Flint residents
JERSEY CITY — Mayor Steve Fulop is joining with the mayors of Newark and Paterson to collect bottled water to deliver to Flint, Michigan, which has been inundated with toxic tap water. Anyone interested in helping can drop off bottled water at City Hall, 280 Grove St., or at the Bethune Center, 140 Martin Luther […]
RAHAT HUSAIN: Muslims donate 30,000 bottles of water to Flint, Michigan, during water crisis
A Muslim organization called “Who is Hussain?” donated 30,000 bottles of water to the Red Cross in Flint, Michigan, on Sunday to help alleviate the water contamination crisis that has gripped the city for months. The donation drive came on the heels of President Obama’s declaration of the situation as a federal state of emergency. […]
Cher, Muslim Groups and Neighbors Deliver Water to Flint City in Crisis
Clean drinking water is flowing into Flint, Michigan again thanks to volunteers and celebrities like Cher. Flint’s tap water became contaminated with lead after the city switched from Detroit’s water system to the Flint River as a water source, which caused lead to leach out of pipes last year. The federal government announced a disaster […]