The Flint Water Crisis

On April 20th 2016 Attorney General Bill Schutte announced charges against Stephen Bush and Michael Prizbe two state officials at the MDEQ as well as Michael Glasgow Flint's water quality supervisor. All three were faced with felony charges including misconduct, neglect of duty and conspiracy to tamper with evidence. It was alleged that Bush and Prizbe instructed Glasgow to discard the two lead samples so the city would remain within the acceptable tolerance. That July six more state officials were charged with similar crimes. The tragedy that we know as the Flint water crisis did not occur by accident. No. Flint was a casualty of arrogance, disdain and a failure of management. In absence of accountability, shir