Activists and public officials alike welcomed a deal Tuesday that
will rip up thousands of corroded water lines in Flint, Michigan, but
they said the lead-contaminated city still has a long way to go before
it's back on its feet.
A U.S. district judge in Detroit approved a
settlement in a lawsuit on Tuesday, freeing up almost $100 million in
state money to tear out lead or galvanized-steel water lines leading to at least 18,000 Flint homes by Jan. 1, 2020.
"I am happy," Mayor Karen Weaver said after
the hearing, calling the settlement a "step in the right direction ...
as we work to recover from the man-made water disaster."
Click here for the full article.
No comments:
Post a Comment