Michigan Reportedly Reaches $600M Deal In Flint Water Crisis – BET

The citizens of Flint, Michigan will supposedly receive$600 million to compensate for lead-tainted drinking water, which started back in April of 2014. The details are not public however, according to the Associated Press, after 18 months of settlements with the workplaces of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Attorney General Dana Nessel and the residents of Flint, a$600 million settlement was reached.

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A spokesperson for Attorney General Nessel stated in a statement, “We and the other parties are bound by a federal court order to preserve the privacy of comprehensive settlement and mediation interactions until we reach a particular point. We have not yet reached the point where we can talk about a potential settlement.”

The NewYork Times reports” 10s of countless Flint locals”will be qualified to get settlement cash however it is “subject to approval by a federal judge in Michigan.”

Flint's public health crisis started in 2014 when the city switched water sources from Detroit to the Flint River until a new water pipeline was developed. Corroded pipes moved lead into the drinking water and what was expected to be a money-saving effort grew into a state of emergency situation.

Due to the drinking water, thousands of grownups and

kids in Flint were exposed to lead poisoning.Source: bet.com