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Join us for the Flint/Pittsburgh Day of Action!

June 2, 2026 | Pittsburgh, PA
Join us for the Flint/Pittsburgh Day of Action, a day to come together to reflect on lead crisis that impacted Pittsburgh, acknowledge its parallels to the Flint crisis, stand with the families still living with the consequences, and make sure private water corporations like Veolia are not allowed to sweep their record under the rug and are held accountable when they contaminate our drinking water.
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Michigan Capitol building / photo: Denny Green, Clean Water
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Our State of the State

January 26, 2017 | By Sean McBrearty
Last week Governor Snyder gave his annual State of the State address. Among all the glowing reviews he had about how far our state has come, were a few glaring omissions. To begin with, the people of Flint, after more than 1,000 days, still cannot drink water from their taps. The governor spent less
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Michigan Budget Passes Legislature with Flint Supplemental

June 21, 2016 | By Sean McBrearty
Earlier this month in a legislative session that went until the early hours of the morning, both chambers of the Michigan Legislature passed the budget for 2017. Included in the budget omnibus bill is $114.3 million in emergency supplemental funding for solutions to the Flint water crisis. As late
Clean Water Activists and Michigan Faith in Action deliver letters to State House lawmakers and a sign on letter to Gov. Snyder and Speaker Cotter
Clean Water Action with Flint Rising at the Capitol
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Will State House Lawmakers Ever Stand Up for Flint?

May 31, 2016 | By Sean McBrearty
It was a dark, cold January day, shortly after Michigan officials had finally admitted that the people of Flint had been exposed to poisoned water running through their taps. We drove from Lansing to St Michael’s Church in Flint for an organizing meeting. Local activists, people from the non-profit
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Putting Drinking Water First - Back to Basics

January 20, 2016 | By Lynn Thorp
Our approach to drinking water protection - “Putting Drinking Water First” - feels light years away from the crisis in Flint, with seemingly nothing to offer based on what we have learned about the causes of this situation.
"Pure Michigan" sign. Photo credit: Katherine Welles / Shutterstock
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