NEVER HAS THE PHRASE “DRIP...DRIP...DRIP” BEEN MORE APPROPRIATE.
Posted in near entirety because...well, the whole story is only a few sentences. But still:
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Internal emails show that high-ranking officials in Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's administration were aware of a surge in Legionnaires' disease potentially linked to Flint's water long before the governor reported the increase to the public.
...emails obtained by the liberal group Progress Michigan through public-records requests and shared with The Associated Press show Snyder's own office was aware of the outbreak since last March.
The outbreak was also well known within state agencies, according to emails obtained separately by the AP and other news organizations.
Oh, that isn’t enough for a full diary? Fair enough; try this on for size:
Flint Inmates Lied To About Water Crisis, Forced To Drink Lead Water
But while Flint residents scrambled to get bottled water and filters, one group was kept in the dark about the risks posed by the tap water: inmates doing time in Genesee County Jail. According to an exclusive report from Democracy Now!, the facility lied to inmates about the water quality and forced them to drink and bathe in the water. Inmates, including pregnant women, also ate food cooked with the tainted water.