Governor Rick Snyder 'very sorry' about Flint water lead levels debacle
by Ryan Felton in Detroit from Environment | The Guardian on (#Z573)
Snyder apologizes on Tuesday for decisions that caused the Michigan city's water supply to be poisoned by lead as top state environment official resigns
Michigan governor Rick Snyder apologized on Tuesday for the debacle that caused the city of Flint's water supply to be poisoned by lead, while the top state environment official resigned in light of a report that chiefly placed the blame for the crisis on his department.
The resignation was the latest in the crisis that has consumed the city of 100,000, as local doctors have warned in recent weeks that contaminated drinking water flowing from household taps may have affected more residents than originally thought.
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