Lucas,
the children of Flint, Michigan have been drinking water containing toxic
levels of lead, which can cause irreversible brain damage and lifelong
physical effects.
Sign the petition from CREDO and Daily Kos: Deliver justice for Flint, Michigan.
The crisis in Flint started in 2014 when Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s hand-picked and unelected city manager decided to save money by switching Flint’s water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River. Problems with the water were immediately apparent but state officials did not take residents’ complaints seriously until testing last fall showed elevated levels of lead in the blood of Flint’s children.
Finally, 20 months later, Gov. Snyder has declared a state of emergency and is scrambling to do damage control and deflect blame. But as chief executive of the state of Michigan, with an aggressive agenda of cost-cutting and austerity practices, responsibility ultimately rests with him.
The Justice Department will join the EPA in investigating the contamination of Flint’s water. But sadly, Flint is not alone in dealing with crumbling infrastructure and right-wing leaders who enact slash-and-burn budget policies.
We need to make sure there is a transparent and fair investigation that reaches all the way to Gov. Snyder, and holds him accountable for his role in creating and perpetuating this crisis.
Sign the petition: Tell the Department of Justice to conduct a thorough, tough, and transparent investigation into the poisoning of Flint, Michigan’s water supply.
Keep fighting,
Monique Teal, Daily Kos