Five Primary Documents
At least three articles chosen from the following five primary documents should be used for the MDEQ CRS analysis.
-Press Release from MDEQ to reporter Ron Fonger, September 2, 2015 – p. 52 of the MDEQ-USEPA document
-Backgrounder email from MDEQ to reporter Ron Fonger, September 9, 2015 – p. 57 of the MDEQ-USEPA document
-News article, Associated Press, September 24, 2015 – Doctor’s Warn Flint of High Lead Levels in Tap Water
-News article, Michigan Radio, July 13, 2015 – Leaked internal memo shows federal regulator’s concerns about lead in Flint’s water
-News article, MLive, September 10, 2015 – Feds sending in experts to help Flint keep lead out of water
Additional Resources – Timelines
New York Times – Events that Led to Flint’s Water Crisis
NPR – Lead Laced Water in Flint
The Center for Michigan – Disaster Day by Day
Flint Task Force Report, pp. 16-21 & 85-113 – Key timeline and detailed timeline
Additional Resources – News articles and reports
Coverage of press articles up till December 2015 by the Flint Water Study group at Virigina Tech University – articles in the press
September 3, 2015 – Lead leaches into ‘very corrosive’ Flint drinking water, researchers say
June 12, 2014 – City adding more lime to Flint water
Oct 13, 2014 – General Motors shutting off Flint river water
January 21, 2015 – Officials say Flint water is getting better
June 5, 2015 – Lawsuit seeks end to Flint river drinking water
July 16, 2015 – In Flint, Michigan, overpriced water is causing people’s skin to erupt in rashes
July 13, 2015 – Leaked internal memo shows federal regulator’s concerns
Additional Resources – Reports
EPA – Management weakness delayed response to Flint
Michigan Civil Rights Commission – The Flint Water Crisis – Systemic Racism Through the Lens of Flint
Additional Resources – analysis after the crisis
Oct 22, 2015 – MDEQ emails show stunning indifference
January 28, 2016 – Amid denials, state workers in Flint got clean water
Feb 13, 2016 – State DEQ didn’t take Flint water concerns seriously
Feb 19, 2016 – Flint water crisis unfolds in key officials emails through the years