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posted by n1 on Sunday July 31 2016, @09:37AM   Printer-friendly
from the flavor-enhancer dept.

Six Michigan state employees are being charged with crimes related to the coverup of unsafe drinking water conditions in Flint:

Six Michigan state workers have been charged with hiding data that showed that drinking water was unsafe in the city of Flint. Flint's drinking water became contaminated with lead in 2014 after the city changed its water supply. The lead investigator said that they "effectively buried" data showing that elevated levels of lead in children's' blood was tied to the water supply. The six people are all health and environmental workers. Investigators said they put "children in the cross-hairs of drinking poison".

Also at NPR, Reuters, and Detroit Free Press .


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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by unitron on Sunday July 31 2016, @12:49PM

    by unitron (70) on Sunday July 31 2016, @12:49PM (#382254) Journal

    ...for some reason.

    Can't imagine why.

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    something something Slashcott something something Beta something something
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