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FINALLY: Federal Judge Approves More Than $600 Million In Settlement Money For Flint Water Crisis Victims

Authorities in Flint, Michigan, still appear to be trying their damndest to make amends for allowing the city’s citizens to go years without access to clean water. Source: Brett Carlsen / Getty In 2019,  $77.7 million in federal funding was allocated to making improvements in Flint’s water infrastructure, but that gesture didn’t put coins directly … Read moreFINALLY: Federal Judge Approves More Than $600 Million In Settlement Money For Flint Water Crisis Victims

Poisonous Pipelines: Black Residents Of Benton Harbor, Michigan Fight Water Supply Worse Than Flint With Lead Levels 60 Times The Federal Safety Limit

Access to safe clean water is a right, not a privilege. Source: Catherine McQueen / Getty Despite having direct access to one of the largest freshwater supplies in the United States, another predominantly Black and low-income town in Michigan has been left to suffer for years with contaminated drinking water. The Guardian reports that city, … Read morePoisonous Pipelines: Black Residents Of Benton Harbor, Michigan Fight Water Supply Worse Than Flint With Lead Levels 60 Times The Federal Safety Limit

State of Michigan Reaches $600 Million Settlement Over Flint Water Crisis

Nearly 80 percent of the money will go to Flint residents who were under the age of 18 at the time of the water crisis. On Thursday, CNN reported that the state of Michigan has reached a settlement in the Flint water crisis lawsuit. The settlement, worth $600 million, will establish a court-monitored victims compensation … Read moreState of Michigan Reaches $600 Million Settlement Over Flint Water Crisis

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