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While wearing a shirt that read “FLINT LIVES MATTER,” Snoop Dogg met with Mayor Karen Weaver during a water drive this past weekend to discuss the current water crisis. While Snoop is one of many celebrities to join the movement and donated water and funds, not many have taken the time to sit down and talk […]

The water in Fling, Mi. still isn’t safe to drink. Officials made an announcement on Tuesday to declare that the water’s lead and copper content was below the federal limit. But they also warned that it would take at least a year for the water to be safe enough for them to drink from the […]

Congressional Republicans have closed a year-long investigation into the events that resulted in tens of thousands in being exposed to lead in their water supply. But the investigation failed to result in any new information that wasn’t already presented in the high profile hearings that found both the local government and the EPA responsible.

According to NPR, Mayor Karen Weaver of Flint, Michigan has been working to replace hundreds of lead pipes that contaminated the city’s water supply, while the House of Representatives just passed a bill allocating $170 million in aid the city of Flint. Progress is being made in the city; even so, residents are still reliant […]

While Flint, Michigan is still trying to work its way out of the water crisis that left residents of all ages with lead-contaminated drinking water, new problems are starting to appear. Flint Mayor Karen Weaver released a statement notifying residents that they should not place their trash on the curb because collection has been suspended until […]

The people of Flint, MI have been understandably distrusting of local government officials’ claims that their tap water was clean enough to drink even with the use of filters. To help sway locals, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has been drinking the same filtered water for weeks (even though this hasn’t been enough to keep residents […]

Meek Mill is finally instigating a beef he can win. After releasing his “4/4” EP, that included a 50 Cent diss track, Meek upped the ante on Instagram by challenging 50 Cent to match his donation to help the people of Flint.

Michigan Governor Rick Synder just told the media the State of Michigan will stop giving free bottled water to the city of Flint on Friday, according to reports from The New York Times. The decision was criticized by city officials, mostly because Flint is still dealing with a water crisis that came to light in […]

The governor of Michigan, Rick Snyder, has declared a state of emergency in Flint on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 due to problems with lead in the city’s water. On the same day, federal officials stated that they were investigating the issue, which motioned a local public health emergency.