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Michigan AG To Announce Criminal Charges In Flint Water Crisis, Sources Say
USA Today/Detroit Free Press: Criminal Charges Expected In Flint Water Crisis
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette will announce criminal charges Wednesday in connection with his ongoing investigation of the Flint drinking water crisis, three sources familiar with the investigation told the Detroit Free Press Tuesday. Among those to be charged is a city of Flint official who signed a document saying the homes Flint used to test tap water under the federal Lead and Copper Rule all had lead service lines — a statement investigators allege was false. (Egan and Dolan, 4/19)
In other water safety news, PBS takes a look at how schools are handling the lead contamination issue, and New Hampshire distributes bottled water to affected residents —
PBS NewsHour: Why Safe Drinking Water Is No Safe Bet For Some U.S. Schools
It's not just Flint, Michigan. Over the past few decades, school districts in Los Angeles, New York City, Seattle, Washington and elsewhere have found higher than acceptable lead levels in their students’ drinking water due to old plumbing systems. The NewsHour's April Brown reports on how schools in cities like Ithaca, New York, are confronting the crisis of lead contamination. (4/19)
New Hampshire Public Radio: State Offers More Bottled Water To Residents With Contaminated Wells
A second bottled water pickup has been scheduled for Southern New Hampshire residents whose wells were contaminated with the compound known as PFOA. The state Department of Environmental Services will provide the bottled water, paid for by Saint-Gobain, at the Litchfield Transfer station on Sunday, from 9 to 3. (Corwin, 4/19)
