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Michigan regulators treated African American residents unfairly during the permitting of a power plant in Flint, feds say

A historic year for environmental justice saw government failures in Flint, a resurgent Native voice, and a merging of movements. We're watching where it’s headed in the new year.

Though some of the water use restriction have been lifted for some residents, two-thirds of those living in the Texas city are still forced to rely on bottled water for drinking and cooking.

Flint is no aberration. In fact, it doesn’t even rank among the most dangerous lead hotspots in America.

The Flint water crisis began when unelected emergency manager Darnell Earley, appointed by Governor Rick Snyder, switched the source of the city’s drinking water from the Detroit system to the corrosive Flint River.

At least 13 former and current state and local officials face criminal charges for their participation in the Flint water crisis.

A teacher in a struggling steel town reflects on the kind of education the next generation needs.

“Federal funding to help begin fixing the pipes at the heart of the Flint water crisis is shamefully overdue.”

Flint has received relatively little media and public attention in the last few months, but residents there are still without clean drinking water and have been for years now.