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Event: the KaregnondI Water Authority is incorparated to provide and distribute water from lake Huron to Flint and other communities.

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In 2011, the city of Flint started to evaluate and make a change of their water source in a effort to save money. 

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In 2011, the city of Flint started to evaluate and make a change of their water source in a effort to save money. 

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America Llaguno

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Gov rick snyder made a local government financial emergency in flint
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“lead poisoning has devastating health consequences, in particular for children, with childhood lead exposure estimated to contribute to 600 000 new cases of children.”
- Justin Pedraza

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Event:: Officials from Flint, Michigan switched the city's water supply to the Flint River as a cost-cutting measure for the struggling city. In doing so, they unwittingly introduced lead-poisoned water into homes, in what would become a massive public-health crisis.

- Emily vasquez

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Flint switches to the Flint River.

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City council decided to reconnect Detroit water but it was overruled by the emergency manager.
-Annalea S.

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EPA find high lead levels in water at a flint home.
-Abel Pena

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several distribution sites gave free bottled water and water filters opened across the city. Volunteers, police and the Michigan National Guard eventually went door-to-door around Flint passing out filters and bottled water. -Katya Valtierra

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87 cases of Legionnaires' disease in Genesee County
-alianna echeverria

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Snyder decided to give free water bottles to everyone. Also Snyder decided  to requested 28 million dollars to help out the city
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CDC confirms that lead levels in children increased after Flint switched their water
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The Flint City Council agreed to a six-month extension of the water contract through Sept. 30. After a federal judge ordered the council to make a long-term decision, council members approved a two-year extension with the authority in October and a 30-year extension in November
Osyris Colato

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Four community HELP Centers that provided assistance to residents, such as replacement water filter cartridges, closed in March temporarily and cut back to a new schedule of three days a week
- Katerine C

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the state of Michigan warned city officials that Flint was in violation of the Safe Drinking Water Act because it failed to test water at enough homes with lead service lines or lead plumbing fixtures.
-Ricardo Merino

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Researchers reported that Flint's homes are one of the highest risk for undrinkable, lead poisoning tap water. Flint received nearly $400 million in funding related to the water crisis, but an ABC12 News investigation found that accounting for all of it is hazy. About $46 million went toward economic development in Flint.

-Aimee Aguilar Romero

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The circumstances that ultimately led to the Flint water crisis started nearly a decade before the second round of criminal charges was announced Thursday.
-Mayra G

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The U.S. gave $100 Mil to Flint to help them out with their difficulties at that time.

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ongressman Dan Kildee obtained congressional approval for more funding to continue the Flint Registry and its ongoing referral services - jesse o