State to settle Flint water crisis claims with residents for $600 million
Source: https://www.crainsdetroit.com/, August 20, 2020
By: Chad Livengood
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Attorney General Dana Nessel have agreed to a historic $600 million settlement with Flint residents over state government’s role in Flint’s disastrous lead-tainted water crisis.
Whitmer, Nessel and law firms representing Flint residents in a class action lawsuit announced the settlement Thursday morning, a landmark agreement more than six years after Flint switched from Detroit’s Lake Huron-fed water system to using the Flint River for its drinking water to save money while under the control of state emergency manager. Read more.