Flint Water Crisis

A Michigan school district has drinking fountains available to students and faculty once again after four years of going without. What Happened: Flint Community Schools showed off new drinking fountains this week, with help from Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk. Kevelin Jones, the...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk is a busy man, and he just added another task to his plate. What Happened Responding to a tweet about getting clean water to Flint, Michigan, Musk replied, "Please consider this a commitment that I will fund fixing the water in any house in Flint that has...

The state of Michigan is suing Flint — the city where the drinking water was poisoned with lead after a botched switch to the Flint River as its water supply — due to its lack of a long-term water source. The city missed a deadline Monday to secure a long-term water source, something...

Six Michigan officials are facing charges related to the Flint water crisis, specifically a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Genesee county tied to polluted water from the Flint River. Michigan’s Attorney General Bill Schuette held a press conference Wednesday announcing the charges,...

Water crises of various forms have plagued the United States in recent years. The West is still recovering from persistent droughts and dam destruction, and communities nationwide are battling rusting pipes and tap-water pollution. Scott Pruitt has accordingly listed water infrastructure as a...

On April 25, 2014, Flint began using the Flint River as its new primary water source. The city didn't provide corrosion-control treatment to prevent lead from leaching into pipes, because the Department of Environmental Quality doesn't require it. Without proper oversight, the water was...

On April 25, 2014, Flint, Michigan, began using the Flint River as its primary water source. After the Flint River water was deemed unsafe, the city made the switch back to the Detroit Water System on October 8, 2015. However, the pipes became so corroded from the Flint River water that the...

In 2000, people could make a ton of money off of buying and selling specific website addresses. In 2016, people can make a ton off of money of Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) handles. One Detroit-area woman decided to use her Twitter handle for the good of an entire community. Metro Times this week...

American Water Works Company Inc (NYSE: AWK) shares are trading lower by $1.57 at $63.97 in Thursday's session. The issue has rallied to new all-time highs driven by concerns over the Flint, Michigan, water crisis. On Wednesday, it posted its all-time intraday high ($66.46) and all-time closing...

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) announced on Tuesday it will team up with The Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO), PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) and Nestle to provide up to 6.5 million bottles of water for approximately 10,000 Flint, Michigan public school students. Wal-Mart is also encouraging other members...