News & Fun in Michigan
The ACLU of Michigan, Education Law Center, and White & Case LLP have settled a federal class action lawsuit to improve special education for Flint children affected by the water crisis, establishing a $9.69 million fund. While the agreement aims to address systemic issues, concerns remain about whether the funds will be sufficient long-term.
As a result of the corrosive nature of the Flint River water and mismanagement by all of the appointed emergency managers, the Flint city government and by Michigan’s Department of Environmental Quality an unknown number of children in Flint, Michigan (estimates are in the 1000’s), were exposed to dangerous amounts of lead in their drinking water over a period of 18 months.
1000’s of individuals from all over the United States converged into Flint Michigan to donate their time and skills to alleviate the disaster of lead contamination with the Flint water system. Here are a couple of things to know that may help you hit the ground running during a major disaster.
In 2016 thre were calls to then Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, to ask Nestle for assistance in bringing bottled water to Flint Michigan.
Flint’s poor and black residents do not have access to safe drinking water due to lead contamination.
