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All eyes are fixed on Flint as the crisis over lead in the city's drinking water supply has unfolded at an accelerating pace since 2014.

But Flint is not the only municipal or private water supply in Michigan where the drinking water is testing at or above levels that researchers and public health officials consider to be the threshold for concerning exposure to a potent neurotoxin.

Michigan Department of Environmental Quality records show that six private water supplies in Michigan and two municipalities — not including Flint — meet or exceed the federal limit on lead and copper in water tested at the customer tap.

Another six private and 16 municipal systems across the state, ranging in size from 25 customers to more than 120,000, tested for levels that are below the U.S. federal limit, but above safety benchmarks used by the World Health Organization, the international public health arm of the United Nations, and the Virginia Tech university team that helped blow the whistle in Flint.

Michigan cities with lead at or above the WHO benchmark include Kalamazoo, Muskegon Heights, Benton Harbor, Owosso, Ionia, Marysville and St. Louis.
more http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/01/lead_in_michigan_cities_water.html

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Let's not dilute the deadly high contamination Crisis in Flint with other less impacted municipalities.

 

In addition, this should bring to light that we all suffer the consequences of gov and corporate decisions

and therefore it stands to reason we share the responsibility for HealthCare. A Social

Solution to our Industrial Pollution.

 

The Poisoning of Flint was the direct result of decisions made by KochHead Snyder

 

Them fknrepublican KochHeads have a disdain for folk of color.

 

Look for those republicans to pick up on ricks " poison them" model of voter suppression

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Another lesson the repubs taught us.

 

When The Dick Cheney told us the sky was falling and we needed to go buy duct tape and plastic for our windows, many reacted reflexively for nothing but to Proffit the duct tape and plastic industry.

 

What we learned was we need to stop and take a look around and think for a moment.

 

Turns out The Dick Cheney was the problem.

 

The moral to the story is the fknrepublicans got no morals.

 

Arrest Snyder now!

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I cannot  ignore the plight of many families in several cities in MI with children suffering from lead poisoning year after year from their drinking water too. Its a state problem not just a city one. Flint has it bad for sure, kids are getting poisoned elsewhere as well.  all kids matter.

 

I sure am thankful a cannabis supporting dictator isn't running these days. :blink:

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