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Flint Water Crisis

  1. civility
    Rick Snyder’s Harvard Fellowship and the Limits of CivilityThe former Michigan governor presided over the poisoning of Flint. But for Harvard’s Kennedy School, it wasn’t enough to disrupt business as usual.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  2. miss america
    Miss Michigan Calls Out State for Flint Water Crisis in Her Miss America IntroInstead of listing her credentials, Emily Sioma brought up access to fresh water.
    By Halle Kiefer
  3. tv review
    Flint Town Is an Alarming Portrait of Cops, Politics, and a Reeling CityA candid Netflix docuseries about the crises in Flint, Michigan.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  4. inspiring kids
    11-Year-Old Creates Lead-Detection Device to Help With Flint Water CrisisGitanjali Rao won $25,000 at a national science competition.
    By Lisa Ryan
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    Study Finds Fetal Deaths Increased 58 Percent During Flint Water CrisisFertility rates decreased 12 percent.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  6. Bruno Mars Donates $1 Million to Victims of the Flint Water Crisis“It’s important that we don’t forget our brothers and sisters affected by this disaster.”
    By Halle Kiefer
  7. Michigan Health Chief Charged With Manslaughter for Role in Flint Water CrisisNick Lyon may be held criminally liable for suppressing information about a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak that killed 12 in the Flint area.
    By Eric Levitz
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    Flint Residents Must Pay Full Price for Water They Can’t Drink Without a FilterAs the water credits ended, the doctor who uncovered the crisis highlighted Flint’s plight as a guest at President Trump’s address to Congress.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  9. made for tv
    Cher Is Set to Star in a Lifetime Movie About the Flint Water CrisisOkay, sure.
    By Kaitlin Fontana
  10. early and often
    House Agrees to Stop Playing Politics With Flint, Attempt to Avoid ShutdownPaul Ryan and Nancy Pelosi reached a deal that is likely to dedicate aid for the water crisis and keep the government funded past Friday.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  11. People May Actually Go to Jail for Poisoning FlintThree state and local officials face felony charges for misconduct and conspiracy to tamper with evidence.
    By Eric Levitz
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    Michigan Governor Rick Snyder Will Drink Flint Water to Prove Everything Is FineUnfiltered, even! 
    By Claire Landsbaum
  13. Watch the Public Lashing of Michigan Governor Rick SnyderSnyder testified before Congress on Thursday. It didn’t go well.
    By Samuel Lieberman
  14. flint water crisis
    Flint Residents Protest for $15 Minimum Wage in Face of Water CrisisHundreds rallied outside Sunday’s Democratic debate.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  15. early and often
    Michigan Governor Live-Tweets Debate ReactionsSnyder’s Twitter fingers were busy.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  16. I Went to Flint, Drank the Water, and Saw the Future of Civil RightsLessons from #JusticeForFlint.
    By Rembert Browne
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    Flint Residents Vent Their Anger at Bernie Sanders ForumHe connected the water-contamination crisis to America’s crumbling infrastructure.
    By Jonah Shepp
  18. Michigan Gives Flint Residents $30 Million to Pay Water BillsThe money will pay for clean water through April.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  19. Flint Residents Paid a Premium for Poisoned WaterA new study finds that Flint paid the highest water bills in the country.
    By Eric Levitz
  20. Flint Cases Could Yield Manslaughter ChargesAlso, Flint residents got a boil-your-water advisory Wednesday.
    By Samuel Lieberman
  21. Clinton and Sanders to Debate in Flint, MichiganThe Democratic party hopes to draw attention to the city, which is still in the midst of a massive, man-made environmental disaster.
    By Chas Danner
  22. Next Challenge for Flint: Enormous Piles of Empty Water BottlesTheir recycling program was not ready for this. 
    By Samuel Lieberman
  23. Flint State Workers Got Bottled Water a Year AgoFrom bad to worse.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  24. Michigan Militia Threatens Armed Revolt, Teams Up With Michael MooreWhat kind of issue can bring together Jesse Jackson and right-wing extremists?
    By Samuel Lieberman
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    Diddy, Wahlberg Donate 1M Water Bottles to FlintWiz Khalifa, Eminem, and more have also donated.
    By Dee Lockett
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    Pearl Jam, Jack White, Meek Mill, Others Rally to Help FlintThe bands are starting CrowdRise campaigns.
    By Greg Cwik
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    EPA Regional Administrator Resigns Over Flint Water CrisisThe agency has also ordered Michigan to address the lead contamination immediately.
    By Jonah Shepp
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    Finger-Pointing and Fallout Over Flint Water Crisis ContinuesThe latest in the Michigan water-crisis case.
    By Jaime Fuller
  29. awful things
    Michigan Governor Calls Flint Water Crisis ‘a Disaster’The political fallout from the disaster continues.
    By Jaime Fuller
  30. flint water crisis
    Obama Declares Federal Emergency Over Flint, Michigan, Water SupplyAnd the many failures to protect the city’s residents have now become a presidential-campaign issue.
    By Chas Danner