This week marks 10 years since former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder asked then President Barack Obama to declare the Flint Water Crisis a federal emergency. Snyder declared a state of emergency for Genesee County on January 5, 2016.
READ MORE: 4 Times Genesee County Has Been Under a State of Emergency
The decisions to not only switch the local water supply from the Great Lakes Water Authority to the Flint River, but also to not properly treat the supply triggered the crisis.
How the EPA Was Supposed to Protect Flint
But here’s the part that still makes your stomach turn. The EPA was supposed to be the backstop. The adults in the room. The agency whose entire job is to protect people from exactly this kind of disaster. And instead, according to Senator Elissa Slotkin, they looked the other way.
Warnings That Never Reached the Residents of Flint
MLive reports that on the Senate floor this week, Slotkin said the EPA buried reports of lead poisoning while Flint families were drinking, bathing, and cooking with contaminated water. Internal warnings were watered down. Memos were edited. Red flags were ignored. All while kids were being exposed to lead.
And ten years later, the EPA is still saying, ‘Not our fault.’ They are still fighting Flint families in court, and still refusing to fully own up to what happened.
READ MORE: Who Gets Settlement Payments From The Flint Water Crisis
Yes, the city failed. Yes, the state failed. But when the final safety net fails too, that’s not a mistake. That’s a betrayal. Settlement payments started going out to residents just last month as Flint is still waiting for accountability. And frankly, it’s long overdue.
Flint + Saginaw’s Most-Popular TV Anchors – Where Are They Now?
A lot of highly talented people have sat behind the anchor desks at the area’s TV stations.
We’re taking a look at some of the area’s most popular news, weather, and sports anchors who have visited our homes electronically and then moved on.
Gallery Credit: George McIntyre
Meet the Flint Area Folks Who’ve Competed for Real Money on TV Game Shows
Jeopardy, Wheel, Millionaire, you name it, Flint-area folks have been on it.
Over the last several decades, we’ve seen lots of people from our area competing for and sometimes even winning big money.
Our list includes a former Grand Blanc resident whose Jeopardy strategy is still used today and is reputed to be a maneuver that Alex Trebek hated.
And we even have one gentleman from Flint who’s considered a game show expert, appearing on five different shows over the years.
Gallery Credit: George McIntyre
Mooyah Moooves to Michigan: Check out the new Flint location!
The very first Mooyah in Michigan is opening in Flint Township on Monday, November 17, 2025!
Gallery Credit: Jeremy Fenech/Canva
