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Michigan AG Releases Flint Water Crisis Report, Says Final Accountability Step Her Office Can Take
The 101-page report says prosecutors tried to charge nine people, including former Gov. Rick Snyder, before the Michigan Supreme Court ended the cases.
- On Tuesday, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel released a final report on the Flint Water Crisis, concluding her office's investigation after the Supreme Court voided criminal charges against nine officials, including former Republican Gov. Rick Snyder.
- Cash-Strapped Flint switched to the Flint River to save money, causing lead to leach from old pipes for nearly 18 months before about $170 million was spent addressing the contamination.
- Prosecutors previously alleged 42 criminal charges against nine people through a "one-person grand jury proceedings" process, but the Supreme Court dismissed those indictments, citing a lack of legal authority.
- Nessel stated the report is "not the justice the victims of the Flint Water Crisis deserve," calling the crisis a "man-made tragedy of epic proportion" while expressing frustration that accountability eluded the people of Flint.
- A judge approved a $626 million settlement for residents in 2020, and the Environmental Protection Agency lifted the emergency order over Flint's drinking water in May 2025 after the city met all requirements.
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Michigan AG releases Flint water crisis report, says final accountability step her office can take
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said a report on the lead-water crisis in the city of Flint is the final step her office can take toward accountability, years after a state Supreme Court ruling shut down criminal cases against a former governor and eight other people.
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