State of Emergency: What to Know About Flint’s Water Crisis

Hillary Clinton vows to help residents.

Hillary Clinton Vows to Help Flint Residents - While on her New Hampshire campaign trial, Hillary Clinton visited Flint, Michigan, and vowed to help the residents harmed by the poisonous water system there. "This is not merely unacceptable or wrong, though it is both, what happened in Flint is immoral," Clinton said, according to the Associated Press. She called on Congress to go through with passing a $200 million fund to fix the crumbling situation.(Photo: AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
FBI Joins Investigation of Flint - The FBI has joined the investigation of Flint's drinking water crisis, the Detroit Free Press reports. Attorneys William Murphy Jr. and Val Washington also filed a federal class action lawsuit on behalf of 31,000 households in Flint, Michigan. “We filed in federal court,” said Attorney Murphy, “because the Governor and other state and local officials must be held accountable for their wrongdoing," in a statement.(Photo: Jake May/The Flint Journal - MLive.com via AP Photo)
300 Pumblers Help Install Faucets in Flint - More and more are joining in to provide help to those suffering from the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. 300 plumbers came together this past weekend to install faucets and water filters into the homes of 800 people who have not had access to clean water for more than a year. The water filters will help eliminate lead content from the faucet if there is less than 150 parts per billion in the water, according to U.S. Uncut.(Photo: Tanya Moutzalias/The Ann Arbor News-MLive.com Detroit via AP Photo)
Anonymous Hackers Want Gov. Snyder to Be Charged - Anonymous, a hacker activist group, believes Michigan Gov. Snyder should be charged with "voluntary or involuntary manslaughter" in Flint's current water crisis. "The crimes committed by Gov. Snyder as well as other city officials will not go unpunished. The city of Flint deserved to be informed and made aware of the problem with the town drinking water," Anonymous said in a video statement.(Photo: Adam Berry/Getty Images)EPA Continues Lead Sampling in Flint - After months of neglect from government officials in Flint, Michigan, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the commencement of an emergency order on Thursday. This order will allow the EPA to resume lead sampling in Flint. Administrator Gina McCarthy wrote in a letter to Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, “there continues to be inadequate transparency and accountability with regard to…test results and actions taken…critical for the people of Flint," according to the Detroit Free Press. (Photo: MCT via Getty Images)

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FBI Joins Investigation of Flint - The FBI has joined the investigation of Flint's drinking water crisis, the Detroit Free Press reports. Attorneys William Murphy Jr. and Val Washington also filed a federal class action lawsuit on behalf of 31,000 households in Flint, Michigan. “We filed in federal court,” said Attorney Murphy, “because the Governor and other state and local officials must be held accountable for their wrongdoing," in a statement.(Photo: Jake May/The Flint Journal - MLive.com via AP Photo)

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