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Feds say everyone in Flint can drink filtered tap water
Associated Press ^
| Jun 23, 2016 12:20 PM EDT
Posted on 06/23/2016 9:22:29 AM PDT by Olog-hai
The federal government says filtered tap water is safe for everyone in Flint, Michigan, lifting a recommendation that pregnant women, nursing mothers and children under 6 drink only bottled water to avoid lead exposure.
The announcement Thursday is based on tests of filters that have been distributed for months for free by the state of Michigan and the federal government. The Environmental Protection Agency says the filters remove or reduce lead to well below the action level of 15 parts per billion. …
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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: epa; erinbrockovich; filteredwater; flint; goldkingmine; lead; leadcontamination; michigan; navajonation; tapwater; water
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posted on
06/23/2016 9:22:29 AM PDT
by
Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
We’ve taking our media and congress that way for decades. The taste should be familiar.
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posted on
06/23/2016 9:24:09 AM PDT
by
blackdog
(There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
To: Olog-hai
Well sure, they CAN drunk filtered water. They CAN drink acid too. Doesn’t mean its a good idea...
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posted on
06/23/2016 9:25:43 AM PDT
by
AzSteven
("War is less costly than servitude, the choice is always between Verdun and Dachau." Jean Dutourd)
To: Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
The intake and treatment plant for the new water supply is about 2 miles from my house. Due to go online shortly.
CC
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posted on
06/23/2016 9:26:46 AM PDT
by
Celtic Conservative
(CC: purveyor of cryptic, snarky posts since December, 2000..)
To: Snickering Hound
Hahaha...great picture to post!
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posted on
06/23/2016 9:28:37 AM PDT
by
rlmorel
(Orwell described Liberals when he wrote of those who "repudiate morality while laying claim to it.")
To: Olog-hai
The federal government says filtered tap water is safe for everyone in Flint, Michigan,Yup. The old "trust me. I'm from the government" defense
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posted on
06/23/2016 9:40:09 AM PDT
by
llevrok
(Lies are born the moment someone thinks the truth is dangerous.)
To: Olog-hai
You first, Mr. Fed! Chug-a-lug!
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posted on
06/23/2016 9:42:32 AM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
To: Olog-hai
Serve it up to the fools who did the hippie Sit-In yesterday. Drink up, dems, you did that to the people of Flint.
To: Olog-hai
Plenty of small, cheap water filters remove lead and other minerals. I don’t doubt that filtered water will be safe to drink. Whether the lead-contaminated water is safe for showers is another question.
To: Olog-hai
“Feds say everyone in Flint can drink filtered tap water”
Just a note to you folks in Flint; Bottled water is still available at Walmart. I trust them a lot more than I do the Federals.
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posted on
06/23/2016 10:15:10 AM PDT
by
Tupelo
(we vote - THEY decide.)
To: Olog-hai
I forget what the number was but I did the math and save myself many hundreds of euros a year by drinking tap water.
To: Olog-hai
"..The announcement Thursday is based on tests of filters that have been distributed for months for free by the state of Michigan and the federal government.."Not free. Somebody hasta pay for that crap.
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posted on
06/23/2016 11:04:25 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(I'll tell you what's wrong with society -- no one drinks from the skulls of their enemies anymore.)
To: CopperTop
...and filters work great, until they don’t. Nothing lasts forever.
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posted on
06/23/2016 11:29:11 AM PDT
by
castlebrew
(Gun Control means hitting where you're aiming!))
To: Olog-hai
The government let them down once - are they really going to believe them now?
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posted on
06/23/2016 5:35:23 PM PDT
by
KosmicKitty
(Waiting for inspiration)
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