The US town that pays every pregnant woman $1,500: ‘We’re not OK with our babies being born into poverty’ | Michigan | The Guardian

Infants in Rx Kids in Flint, Michigan, saw lower rates of prematurity and other issues, saving millions in NICU visits…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/15/rx-kids-flint-michigan-pregnancy 

 

Michigan doctor who revealed Flint water crisis now takes on child poverty

In January Hanna-Attisha launched RX Kids, a program that gives new moms one year of guaranteed, no-questions-asked income. Through a combination of state and philanthropic funding, all pregnant and new moms – regardless of income – in Flint are eligible for a one-time payment of $1,500 during their pregnancy and $500 a month for the first year of their baby's lives. 

"It's about not being OK with poisoned water and it's about not being OK with babies growing up in poverty," Hanna-Attisha said...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/25/flint-michigan-child-poverty

‘We’ve made history’: Flint water crisis victims to receive $626m settlement

Judge announces compensation plans for tens of thousands of residents affected by one of America's worst public health cases…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/nov/10/weve-made-history-flint-water-crisis-victims-to-receive-626m-settlement

Revealed: water company and city officials knew about Flint poison risk

Executives at one of the world’s largest utilities companies knew that families in Flint, Michigan, might be at risk of being poisoned by lead in their tap water months before the city publicly admitted the problem, according to internal company emails. ....
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/10/water-company-city-officials-knew-flint-lead-risk-emails-michigan-tap-water

What about Flint and Puerto Rico? Notre Dame fire revives fight against injustices on the backburner - The Hill

The fire at Notre Dame has ended up being a blessing in disguise: it brought people together and helped to re-shine the light on issues that many had forgotten.....
https://thehill.com/opinion/international/439457-what-about-flint-and-puerto-rico-notre-dame-fire-revives-fight-against

State of Michigan hires medical executive facing trial for Flint water crimes to new position - The Hill

Michigan’s chief medical executive, who was charged in 2017 with crimes related to the water crisis in Flint, has been hired to fill a new position in the state’s health and human services department.....
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/420960-michigan-hires-medical-executive-facing-trial-for-flint-water-crimes-to

Flint Inmates Were Forced to Drink Contaminated Water, New Lawsuit Alleges - Mother Jones

A few months after the water was officially declared to be safe, a new federal lawsuit is alleging that inmates at the Genesee County jail in Flint, Michigan, were forced to drink contaminated water during the city's water crisis, because jail officials believed that the inmates didn't deserve clean drinking water. ....
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2018/06/flint-inmates-were-forced-to-drink-contaminated-water-new-lawsuit-alleges/

Michigan is practically giving away clean water—but not to Flint - Popular Science

On April 2, Michigan approved Nestlé's controversial bid to bottle hundreds of thousands of gallons of Great Lakes water. A few days later, they stopped sending water bottles to Flint. ....
https://www.popsci.com/flint-michigan-nestle-bottled-water

There's this big cement block in my hometown of Flint Michigan which mostly gets painted with birthday messages. Not this time - pics

https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/83olga/theres_this_big_cement_block_in_my_hometown_of/

Michigan governor appoints official charged in Flint water scandal to lead public health council -- Raw Story

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder (R) has chosen an official charged with obstruction of justice in the Flint water crisis to head up the state's Public Health Advisory Council. ....
https://www.rawstory.com/2017/11/michigan-governor-appoints-official-charged-in-flint-water-scandal-to-lead-public-health-council/

Medicaid Covers All That? It’s More Than Just Health Care for the Poor. -- Governing

When high levels of lead were discovered in the public water system in Flint, Mich., in 2015, Medicaid stepped in to help thousands of children get tested for poisoning and receive care. ...
http://www.governing.com/topics/health-human-services/khn-medicaid-obamacare.html

Study: Flint water crisis impacted pregnancies

The city of Flint saw fewer pregnancies, and a higher number of fetal deaths, during the period women and their fetuses were exposed to high levels of lead in their drinking water, according to a new research study that reviewed health records from Flint and the state.....
http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/flint-water-crisis/2017/09/20/flint-water-crisis-pregnancies/686138001/

Bruno Mars donates $1 million to help Flint water crisis

More than 100,000 residents of the Michigan city are thought to have been exposed to water with high levels of lead. The crisis was first identified in 2014, after Flint’s drinking water was switched from Detroit water to the Flint River.

Mars was performing Saturday night at the Palace of Auburn Hills in suburban Detroit when he announced the donation to the crowd.....
http://ew.com/music/2017/08/13/bruno-mars-donates-1-million-flint-water-crisis/

This is still happening - pics

https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/6koguf/this_is_still_happening/

Michigan's legal bills for Flint water crisis top $14M

Michigan’s legal bills for the man-made water crisis in Flint are piling up. At least $14 million has been spent hiring lawyers from at least 33 law firms, according to an Associated Press analysis of state records....
https://apnews.com/27ea3ab3d51d409ba5adb4756bc1a075/Michigan's-legal-bills-for-Flint-water-crisis-top-$14M

Flint, Michigan, charged a resident $1,090 for lead-contaminated water

Some 8,000 families risk losing water that is still not safe to drink....
https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/5/4/15529346/flint-michigan-water-bill

Reuters finds lead levels higher than Flint’s in thousands of locales

A Reuters examination of lead testing results across the country found almost 3,000 areas with poisoning rates far higher than in the tainted Michigan city. Yet many of these lead hotspots are receiving little attention or funding....
http://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-lead-testing/

Don't forget about this : pics

https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/5pqxdk/dont_forget_about_this/?st=iyaukfuo&sh=4927751d

Will Gov. Snyder Be Next to Be Charged Over Poisoning of Flint's Water Supply?

http://democracynow.org - Michigan’s attorney general has filed criminal charges against four officials over the Flint water contamination crisis. Among those charged Tuesday are two of the city’s former unelected emergency managers, Darnell Earley and Gerald Ambrose. They were charged with criminal conspiracy to violate safety rules. The Flint water crisis began when unelected emergency manager Darnell Earley, appointed by Governor Rick Snyder, switched the source of the city’s drinking water from the Detroit system to the corrosive Flint River. The water corroded Flint’s aging pipes, causing poisonous levels of lead to leach into the drinking water. We speak to Curt Guyette of the ACLU of Michigan and Nayyirah Shariff, director of Flint Rising.
Interview:
https://youtu.be/AE2fI_XDQlY

Dangerous Levels Of Lead Have Been Found In Water Systems Nationwide

The recent water crisis in Flint, Michigan, in which elevated lead levels poisoned an entire city and took years to spark action, served as a wake up call to many Americans about the danger of lead in drinking water. But a new report from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) finds that Flint is just one of many places where lead levels have reached dangerous levels.

“Americans take it for granted that the water flowing from their drinking water taps…is clean and safe,” Erik Olson, director of the NRDC’s health program said on a call with the media. “But what we found is that all too often that assumption is wrong.”
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2016/06/28/3793414/lead-water-violations/