6 years after Flint water crisis, Michigan’s ex-governor to face charges

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By Adam MahoneyJan 13, 2021, 3:09 pm604 ptsHot
Rick Synder was governor of Michigan when the state approved a 2014 cost-saving plan that switched the city of Flint’s water source from treated Detroit Water and Sewage Department water to the Flint River while a pipeline was built to Lake Huron. The water, however, was not treated to reduce corrosion,…

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