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Coalition calls for feds to help end Detroit water crisis
On Friday, a coalition of more than 50 social justice organizations urged President Obama and Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell to declare the ongoing water crisis in Detroit a public health emergency.
In an open letter, the groups ask the Obama administration to make money available from the Public Health Emergency Fund to restore water service to residents affected by the shutoffs.
“Thousands of Detroit families do not have running water in their homes for drinking, hygiene and sanitation,” Wenonah Haute , executive director of coalition member Food & Water Watch said in a statement. “This is a growing public health crisis that the Obama administration has the power to stop. It is completely unconscionable that anyone would be forced to endure these conditions.”
MORE HERE: http://wonkynewsnerd.com/coalition-calls-feds-help-end-detroit-water-crisis/
In an open letter, the groups ask the Obama administration to make money available from the Public Health Emergency Fund to restore water service to residents affected by the shutoffs.
“Thousands of Detroit families do not have running water in their homes for drinking, hygiene and sanitation,” Wenonah Haute , executive director of coalition member Food & Water Watch said in a statement. “This is a growing public health crisis that the Obama administration has the power to stop. It is completely unconscionable that anyone would be forced to endure these conditions.”
MORE HERE: http://wonkynewsnerd.com/coalition-calls-feds-help-end-detroit-water-crisis/
