Monday, April 22, 2019

Judge Rules Flint Can Sue Federal Officials Over Water Contamination | The Daily Caller

Judge Rules Flint Can Sue Federal Officials Over Water Contamination | The Daily Caller:

Image result for wikicommons images Flint Michigan MapA federal judge ruled Thursday that Flint citizens can move forward with lawsuits targeting the Environmental Protection Agency’s handling of the Michigan city’s lead contamination problems.
The EPA under former President Barack Obama was too slow to intervene in the case, according to U.S. Judge Linda Parker, who ruled that the federal government was not immune from legal action in the case. More than a dozen lawsuits were filed against Michigan and city officials after researchers discovered in 2016 that Flint’s water contained elevated levels of lead in 2014 and 2015.

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