$170 Million Approved For Flint Water Crisis
$170 Million Approved For Flint Water Crisis
After months of being subjected to contaminated water, the people of Flint are moving closer to getting some relief.
On Tuesday the Senate approved $170 million in aid to Flint, Michigan to end their water crisis under the Water Resources Development Act.
The bill provides $100 million to help fix Flint’s drinking water system, contaminated by lead leached from aging pipes when the water supply was switched from Lake Huron to the highly polluted Flint River.It also provides $50 million for healthcare for children who suffered lead poisoning and $20 million to forgive Flint’s old drinking water loans. The bill also provides $70 million to activate a $1 billion fund for low-interest loans to finance upgrades to water infrastructure.“Today’s passage is an important reminder to the nation that the crisis in Flint is far from over. Today families still cannot drink the unfiltered water that comes out of their faucets! Now, our colleagues in the House need to act as quickly as possible. It’s also essential that the State of Michigan fully meet their responsibilities to solve the water crisis,” Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said in a statement.
This is an important step forward for the people of Flint but it’s still not over. Flint, Michigan has been without uncontaminated water for nearly 960 days.
The people of Standing Rock are now dispatching to Flint, Michigan to join their fight.
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