U.S. News

Exclusive: Gov. Rick Snyder’s Men Originally Rejected Using Flint’s Toxic River

SICKENING

An emergency manager said no to the river after speaking to environmental regulators. An ex-Flint official said the governor’s office reversed that decision.

Curt Guyette
Curt Guyette
exclusive
articles/2016/01/24/exclusive-gov-rick-snyder-s-men-originally-rejected-using-flint-s-toxic-river/160124-guyette-flint-water-tease_r9cv01
Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast

DETROIT — The emergency manager for Flint, Michigan, appointed by Gov. Rick Snyder in 2012, rejected using the city’s river as drinking water after consulting with the state’s environmental protection agency.

Snyder appointed Ed Kurtz to be Flint’s second emergency manager and Kurtz selected Jerry Ambrose to be the city’s chief...

We think “subscriber” would look good on you. Join now to unlock access.

Don't miss this subscriber exclusive article. 

Curt Guyette

Curt Guyette

Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here.

Trending Now