Following up on a report published in December of last year, Reuters ran a piece this week that shed light on the alarmingly high rate of lead poisoning among children across the state of California. One rate in Fresno was almost three times higher than that of Flint, Michigan. From Wednesday’s article: “Dozens of California communities Read More…
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5 Critical Stories the Media Failed to Report While Stoking a Race War in Charlotte
This week, mainstream media, one of the most effective propaganda tools the government has at its behest, attempted to incite a race war — and very nearly succeeded. By obstinately focusing solely on yet more fatal police shootings of black men and race as a factor in the Charlotte riots — debating whether or not the real epidemic of law enforcement violence even Read More…
Six More Charged in Flint Water Crisis, but Still No Accountability for Snyder
‘Most of the questions involving the Flint water crisis and Gov. Snyder are still unanswered,’ says Common Cause. Six additional state employees now face criminal charges for hiding unsafe lead levels leading up to the Flint water crisis—but Gov. Rick Snyder and his top officials continue to evade accountability. Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette announced Read More…
Activists Rise to Flint’s Aid Where Government Failed
Lead contaminates the water in Flint, Michigan, and as you’ve probably heard, the state government in conjunction with emergency managers needlessly endangered the lives of every resident in the city by poisoning its water supply with toxic lead — for a savings amounting to about $80 to $100 per day. And while the Flint Water Read More…
Leaked Email Catches Michigan Officials Manipulating Lead Tests — Eight Years Ago
In 2008, a Michigan environmental official told lead test technicians to “bump out” sky-high lead results by collecting more clean water samples A newly resurfaced email demonstrates that in 2008 an official from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) tried to manipulate lead tests by suggesting that technicians collect extra water samples to make the Read More…
“Nestlé Is Trying To Break Us” Town Fights To Stop Bottled Water Megacorp From Stealing Their Water
A small town in Pennsylvania is the latest to be targeted by Nestlé Waters North America, which, in typical fashion, is seeking to extract millions of gallons of freshwater to bottle and sell for an obscene profit — whether or not local residents approve. Nestlé sneakily began testing waters in the Kunkletown area as far back Read More…