Flint Water Crisis Inquiry Finds State Ignored Warning Signs
Source: New York Times
An independent panel investigating the Flint water crisis laid blame directly on Gov. Rick Snyders office, concluding that inept state employees in charge of supervising water quality and state-appointed emergency managers ignored mounting problems with the city water supply and stubbornly disregarded signs of widespread contamination.
The task force, which described the effects of the crisis as long-lasting, also concluded that environmental injustice had contributed to the governments slow-footed response to complaints from Flint residents about the foul and discolored water that was making them sick.
Flint residents, who are majority black or African-American and among the most impoverished of any metropolitan area in the United States, did not enjoy the same degree of protection from environmental and health hazards as that provided to other communities, the report concluded.
The task force was appointed by the governor, and its report, which was released in Flint on Wednesday, set off a discussion at a news conference about whether race was a factor in the cascade of government missteps that caused and then prolonged exposure to the contaminated water in Flint.
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louis-t
(23,199 posts)That says a lot.
etherealtruth
(22,165 posts)They were responsible for very basic things. In my mind I only conclude this was a purposeful ignoring of information .... hoping things would improve before the public found out.