Government

Flint Residents Won't Rest Until All the Lead Is Gone

But officials continue to tussle over the best path forward for the beleaguered city.
Mari Copeny, 8, of Flint, Michigan, waits in line to enter a room where Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy testified during a congressional hearing on the Flint water crisis. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

At Thursday’s congressional hearing on the Flint water crisis, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder attempted to highlight his efforts at making the city whole again: Distributing bottled water and water filters, and requesting millions more in aid from the Michigan legislature and Congress.

“My focus is what I can do to make Flint a better place,” he said. “They deserve a fix.”