Snyder and all of his greedy cronies need to be brought up on charges
of murder, man slaughter, attempted murder and stupidity.
Anyone wondering how effectively Greed can take over the minds of men,
it is only surpassed by their sexual cravings. Oh, I guess they are
related. While these Bastards are working overtime to save the little
unborn babies, they are going along setting conditions to slowly kill
them as they grow up. Of course they will profit from the need for
the drugs the little urchins will use to prolong their sad little
lives, and the cost of funerals. But what the Hell. We already tax
the healthy children into lifetime servitude. And even grandma and
grandpa are not getting out of life free. The ever rising cost of
warehousing elders is staggering. But again, what the Hell. Those
old bags of bones have no value to Greed, except for whatever money
can be extracted to keep them drugged up.
The Greed driven American Corporate Empire will not stop until the
last bit of marrow is sucked from the last bone.
At least this bungled Human experiment, created by God, or set in
place by the Devil, will die here on Planet Earth, and not infect the
Universe.
Carl Jarvis
On 1/6/16, joe harcz Comcast <joeharcz@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Snyder declares emergency as feds probe Flint water
There were two significant developments Tuesday in the Flint water crisis
Paul Egan,
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LANSING — Gov. Rick Snyder declared a state of emergency for Flint and
Genesee County Tuesday as a result of the contaminated drinking water
crisis, on
the same day the U.S. Attorney’s Office confirmed it is investigating
the contamination of Flint’s drinking water supply.
Snyder's office issued a news release late Tuesday saying the governor made
the declaration "due to the ongoing health and safety issues caused by lead
in the city of Flint’s drinking water" and activated the state Emergency
Operations Center.
Flint's drinking water became contaminated with lead in 2014 after switching
its supply source from Lake Huron to the more polluted and corrosive Flint
River. The move — a cost-cutting measure while the city was under the
control of a state-appointed emergency manager — resulted in a spike in
lead levels
in children, which causes permanent brain damage. A recent preliminary
report from a task force appointed by Snyder placed most of the blame on the
state
Department of Environmental Quality and prompted the
Dec. 29 resignation
of DEQ Director Dan Wyant.
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Although the state assisted Flint in switching its drinking water supply
back to Lake Huron water from Flint River water in October, there are
concerns
that lead problems persist due to damage the corrosive river water caused to
the water distribution system.
"By declaring a state of emergency, Snyder has made available all state
resources in cooperation with local response and recovery operations," the
news
release said. The declaration authorizes the emergency management and
homeland security division of the Michigan State Police to coordinate state
efforts.
"The health and welfare of Flint residents is a top priority, and we’re
committed to a coordinated approach with resources from state agencies to
address
all aspects of this situation,” Snyder said in the release. “Working in full
partnership with the Flint Water Advisory Task Force, all levels of
government
and water quality experts, we will find both short-term and long-term
solutions to ensure the health and safety of Flint residents.”
The emergency declaration also sets the stage for possible federal aid.
Under the law, the governor can ask the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA),
to conduct a damage assessment that would be used as a basis for determining
eligibility for federal aid.
"If state and local resources are unable to cope with the emergency, the
governor may request federal assistance," Snyder spokesman Dave Murray said.
"We
will continue to look for all avenues for potential assistance for Flint as
part of our collaborative efforts to protect the health and welfare of
children
and all residents."
The emergency declaration was criticized as overdue, but Snyder's office
said the governor needed a formal request from the county to act.
Genesee County declared an emergency on Monday and asked the state to do the
same. The City of Flint has been under an emergency declaration since Dec.
14.
The Rev. Allen Overton, chairman of the Coalition for Clean Water in Flint,
said he agrees the governor needed the local declarations to act. "This is
a
good day for the City of Flint," Overton said.
"We're going to need some major financing to fix the infrastructure in the
City of Flint," he said. "Until that happens, we're not going to be able to
do
a lot, including drinking the water."
U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Flint, said he hopes the emergency declaration will
mean more resources to address "an ongoing public health emergency."
State Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich, D-Flint, said he now hopes "the
administration will truly take responsibility for the disaster they created.
It
is beyond frustrating that the city I love, and the people who live in it,
had to declare it destroyed before the state would act with any urgency."
Meanwhile, Gina Balaya, spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in
Detroit, said Tuesday her office is working with the U.S. Environmental
Protection
Agency on an investigation. She would not say whether the investigation is a
criminal or civiI matter.
"We're just confirming that we're looking into it," Balaya told the Free
Press.
She said the U.S. Attorney's Office doesn't normally confirm nor deny the
existence of an investigation, but it made an exception in this case because
of
the number of inquiries it was receiving from Flint residents. She would not
place a time line on the investigation.
"In an effort to address the concerns of Flint residents, the United States
Attorney’s Office for the eastern district of Michigan is working closely
with
the EPA in the investigation of the contamination of the City of Flint’s
water supply," she said.
The U.S. Attorney's Office is an arm of the U.S. Justice Department. There
have been numerous calls for a Justice Department investigation into the
lead
contamination of Flint's drinking water while the city was under the control
of a state-appointed emergency manager, resulting in a spike in lead levels
among Flint children. Lead can cause irreversible brain damage and has been
linked to behavioral problems.
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Apology, resignations over Flint are good first steps
Murray said an administration official was notified about the investigation
by the U.S. Attorney's Office Tuesday morning.
“We will cooperate fully with any requests from the U.S. Attorney’s Office
as it looks into Flint’s water challenges." Murray said.
He said "Snyder has appointed an independent panel that is reviewing all
state, local and federal actions related to Flint’s water challenges, and we
are
committed to working with Mayor Karen Weaver and county leaders as we focus
on protecting the health of Flint residents and all Michiganders."
Peter Henning, a former federal prosecutor and a professor at Wayne State
University Law School, said if the investigation relates to potential
wrongdoing
by the city or the state, it is almost certainly a civil investigation,
which could result in a consent agreement between the public entity and the
Justice
Department. If the investigation relates to possible wrongdoing by
individuals, it could potentially be a criminal investigation, Henning
said.
The federal agencies have subpoena powers to obtain records they want to
examine, he said.
Former Flint Mayor James Sharp was among those who
called for a Justice Department investigation.
"I am very happy about it; it's a necessary step," he said Tuesday.
Contact Paul Egan: 517-372-8660 or pegan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx. Follow him on
Twitter @paulegan4.
Source:
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