April, 2014, an Flint\u2019s water supply was poisoned, but did you know before this month? The water is filled with dangerously high levels of lead, which has declared the city into a state of emergency. Multiple organizations have been collecting money and water bottles to \u00a0give to the residents of Flint. The question everyone has been asking is, who caused the Flint water crisis?<\/p>\n
Many have been saying that it\u2019s the governor, Rick Snyder, who caused the crisis. Rick Snyder switched Flint\u2019s water source from the Detroit River, which has been providing Flint it\u2019s water since 1964, to the Flint River, which has been contaminated with lead, to save $100,000. \u201cI believe it was Rick Snyder who caused this crisis.\u201d says Sara Adams, who works with Catholic Charities for Hope.<\/p>\n
After many have been saying that Rick Snyder caused the water crisis, there has been a debate on what should happen to Snyder. \u201cI personally think that he should be taken out of office or at least be put in jail.\u201d says Mark Johnson, who works with the City of Flint. Many have been starting petitions to have something done about Snyder. So far, there have been two petition to resign Snyder that have been approved, says the\u00a0Detroit Free Press.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
The water contamination crisis has severely changed the city. putting Flint in a state of emergency, but could have it been stopped earlier? Reports from the\u00a0Detroit Free Press<\/i>\u00a0say that Rick Snyder could have declared a state of emergency before the crisis happened. Snyder was contacted in October about the lead contamination, but didn\u2019t set the state of emergency until January, almost four months after. David McCartney, who works with The City of Flint Water Plant, says,\u201dIt worries me what else could be happening in Michigan that Rick Snyder hasn\u2019t warned us about.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rick Snyder has caused a huge problem, leaving an entire city without water to cook, clean, or bathe in. When a city\u2019s population is 41.6% poverty, they can\u2019t afford something like this to happen. People from all over the world have been donating water and money, some even donating thousands of dollars to help solve the crisis.<\/p>\n
Ayat Alsabkha<\/p>\n
Unis Middle School Journalist<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
April, 2014, an Flint\u2019s water supply was poisoned, but did you know before this month? The water is filled with dangerously high levels of lead, which has declared the city into a state of emergency. Multiple organizations have been collecting money and water bottles to \u00a0give to the residents of Flint. The question everyone has …<\/p>\n