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Added on the 16/12/2015 08:17:25 - Copyright : Reuters - Next Media
Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has been criminally charged with willful neglect of duty. The charges come in connection with the Flint water crisis. Former Michigan health director Nick Lyons is another official also expected to face charges. The Flint water crisis started in 2014, when the city decided to switch to a new water supply to save costs. Business Insider reports the water supply the city moved to use, however, was contaminated with lead and other toxins.
Over 200 residents from Flint, Michigan travel by bus to Washington, DC, demanding lead-free drinking water and the resignation of Governor Rick Snyder. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Giving testimony about his oversight of the Flint water crisis, Michigan governor Rick Snyder tells the House Oversight Committee that "not a day or night goes by that this tragedy doesn't weigh on my mind." Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
A research team has compiled information on all known locations of lead pipes in Flint, Michigan, something the city’s plans to use to address Flint’s water crisis.
U.S. lawmakers criticize environmental officials for not acting sooner when they found out drinking water in Flint, Michigan was polluted with dangerously high levels of lead. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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