First Criminal Charges Filed Over Flint Water Contamination

4:05pm April 20, 2016

(L-R) Deputy assistant administrator in the EPA Office of Water Joel Beauvais, Assistant HHS Secretary for Preparedness and Response Nicole Lurie, director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Nick Lyon, and director of the Michigan Dep

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Michigan's attorney general filed felony and misdemeanor charges Wednesday against three state and city environmental managers in connection with the lead contamination of the Flint water supply. The charges are the first to be filed in the ongoing state investigation into the contaminated water. A federal investigation is also ongoing. Here & Now’s Robin Young speaks with Lindsey Smith, who covers the Flint crisis for contributor station Michigan Radio.

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Lindsey Smith, reporter for Michigan Radio. She tweets @lzsmitty.

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