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Residents of Flint, Michigan File Lawsuit Over Tap Water

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Residents of Flint, Michigan have sued the city and state of endangering their health by exposing them to dangerous lead levels in their tap water, after switching their supply last year in a drive to save money. The federal lawsuit filed on Friday challenged Flint's switch in April 2014 to water from the Flint River instead of Detroit's water system, after Governor Rick Snyder had placed the city of about 99,000 people under emergency financial management. The lawsuit seeks class-action status on behalf of Flint residents, compensatory and punitive damages, creation of a medical monitoring fund, and appointment of a monitor to oversee Flint's water supply.

Added on the 16/11/2015 15:23:46 - Copyright : Wochit

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