Many of the city’s residents do not trust—or use—what comes out of their tap.
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Flint Town Is an Alarming Portrait of Cops, Politics, and a Reeling City | Vulture
The “us versus them” problem afflicts every major police department in the United States to some degree, and one of the most fascinating aspects of Flint Town is its portrait of how nonwhite police officers internalize that mentality even as they remain aware that it’s at odds with their own personal identity.
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Michigan to charge state’s top medical official in Flint water deaths | Reuters
(Reuters) – Michigan’s top medical official will be charged with involuntary manslaughter for her role in the city of Flint’s water crisis, which was linked to an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease that caused at least 12 deaths, state prosecutors said on Monday.
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Detroit Water Shutoffs Begin Again, As Teacher Sickouts End
Around 20,000 customers may have their water shut off on Tuesday, when the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department said it would begin the process for customers in default on their water bill.
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