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Added on the 24/01/2017 13:59:01 - Copyright : Wochit
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).
Officials in Flint, Michigan declared a state of emergency Monday night after a large number of residents began suffering from severe lead poisoning.
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette brings charges against three Flint officials for allegedly tampering with water test samples and conspiracy to hide results. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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.