Leaked Emails Claim Snyder Administration Withheld Lead Testing Results

[deminks]

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2016/02/11/3748530/snyder-emails-lead-tests-delay/

In emails obtained by The Flint Journal, local health officials in Flint accuse the administration of Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) of withholding the results of lead testing in the city’s schools before making them public.

Flint switched its water source in April 2014 to the Flint River and failed to use corrosion controls, steps that are now known to have caused dangerous levels of lead to leach into the city’s water system. On October 2, 2015, a day after Snyder says he learned that there were elevated lead levels in the city, he initiated lead testing, including at the schools.

But the results of those tests weren’t released to the public for six days, despite the numerous health risks associated with consuming lead-contaminated water. In one of the emails, obtained through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, Jim Henry, the county’s environmental health supervisor, wrote, “MDEQ [the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality] explained that the Governor prohibited releasing all Genesee County lead results until after the press conference,” which took place on October 8.

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I guess it was "just a few IQ points" for people that really didn't matter, right Gov?. But your wife got her birthday cake made of gold, so that's all that really does matter. /sarcasm off

http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2016/02/rick-snyder-wife-birthday-cake

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/01/this-quote-from-rick-snyders-emails-says-everything-you-need-to-know-about-flints-water-crisis/

[vdogg]

1. This has now risen to the level of a criminal act

I'd be very surprised if federal charges don't come out of this. The best thing he can do is resign.

[jonno99]

2. Yep - if they knew, they should all of them hang (a short drop and a quick stop)...nt

[earthshine]

4. I do not expect Obama's weak justice department to file any criminal charges.

Have they ever prosecuted a big wig?

[vdogg]

5. Really?

In my home state of Virginia, the justice department went after several big wigs, including the former governor of our state AND his wife. Our current treasurer in Norfolk just had fed charges brought against him and the mayor of Virginia Beach is under investigation. Eric Holder did more than you think and Loretto Lynch doesn't play. No way this escapes investigation.

[earthshine]

7. Eric Holder did what it is politically expediant.

They do not get a pass from me for fining the banks, but jailing none of the so-called banksters.

[vdogg]

8. But we're not talking about bankers here

Which I agree they should go after. We are talking about corrupt government officials, whom the justice department has pursued with vigor.

[earthshine]

9. I think we agree that we both want it.

Just disagree on whether we may get justice for Flint (and maybe banks too).

Cheers to you.

[MagickMuffin]

3. K&R Off to the Greatest

This was a deliberate act by the State of MI on this community. Disgraceful!

Thx for posting

[Aerows]

6. This is criminal

Absolutely criminal, and if Snyder weasel's out of indictment, there will be investigations into the people who at all levels of government that did NOT indict him.

We are on the cusp of some dirty politics being exposed, and it is a long time fruition.