01-23-2016, 04:41 PM
EPA Regional Administration Resigns
The Environmental Protection Agency's regional administrator for Flint, Michigan, has resigned, the agency said in a statement Thursday.
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"EPA Region 5 Administrator Susan Hedman ^ has offered her resignation effective February 1, and EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy has accepted given Susan's strong interest in ensuring that EPA Region 5's focus remains solely on the restoration of Flint's drinking water," the agency said.
In late June, then-Flint Mayor Dayne Walling wrote to Hedman, seeking information about the issue of lead in Flint's drinking water. She essentially shot him down in her response. (Walling got his ass kicked and lost re-election in the face of the water crisis.)
"The preliminary draft report should not have been released outside the agency. When the report has been revised and fully vetted by EPA management, the findings and recommendations will be shared with the City and MDEQ (Michigan Department of Environmental Quality) -- and MDEQ will be responsible for following up with the City," Hedman wrote.
She had also fallen under fire for allegedly retaliating against EPA employees involved in investigating sexual harassment cases.
Full story: http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/21/health/fli...er-crisis/
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A lot of people are calling for Governor Snyder to step down too. He was in charge of the emergency city managers for Flint when the water source change and complaints started rolling in.
Famed environmental activist Erin Brokovich told CNN the city's emergency manager and the governor should be held responsible.
"We gave them a protocol a year ago as well on exactly how to avoid this disaster, and they did not want to listen," she said.
The Environmental Protection Agency's regional administrator for Flint, Michigan, has resigned, the agency said in a statement Thursday.
"EPA Region 5 Administrator Susan Hedman ^ has offered her resignation effective February 1, and EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy has accepted given Susan's strong interest in ensuring that EPA Region 5's focus remains solely on the restoration of Flint's drinking water," the agency said.
In late June, then-Flint Mayor Dayne Walling wrote to Hedman, seeking information about the issue of lead in Flint's drinking water. She essentially shot him down in her response. (Walling got his ass kicked and lost re-election in the face of the water crisis.)
"The preliminary draft report should not have been released outside the agency. When the report has been revised and fully vetted by EPA management, the findings and recommendations will be shared with the City and MDEQ (Michigan Department of Environmental Quality) -- and MDEQ will be responsible for following up with the City," Hedman wrote.
She had also fallen under fire for allegedly retaliating against EPA employees involved in investigating sexual harassment cases.
Full story: http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/21/health/fli...er-crisis/
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A lot of people are calling for Governor Snyder to step down too. He was in charge of the emergency city managers for Flint when the water source change and complaints started rolling in.
Famed environmental activist Erin Brokovich told CNN the city's emergency manager and the governor should be held responsible.
"We gave them a protocol a year ago as well on exactly how to avoid this disaster, and they did not want to listen," she said.