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US Federal judge approves $626 million payout to Flint residents whose water supply was poisoned by lead after city started using Flint River as a source to save money
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • It is believed over 100,000 Flint residents were affected by the water poisoning

  • Of those, it is thought as many as 20,000 children were exposed to the water

  • Children are particularly susceptible to the dangerous affects of lead poisoning

  • The crisis prompted several lawsuits and neglect charges to be brought against Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and other officials
The water poisoning came after the disastrous 2014 decision by Michigan's then-governor, Republican Rick Snyder, to switch the city's water source from Lake Huron to Flint River, with the city failing to swiftly acknowledge the problem.

Most of the money - $600 million - is coming from the state of Michigan, which was accused of repeatedly overlooking the risks of using the Flint River without properly treating the water.
I seem to recall that the decision was made by the Democratic Flint mayor or the Democratic county executive — someone like that — without consulting with or informing the Republican governor. See here, here, and here.

Posted by: Skidmark 2021-11-12
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=617277