Update: Office of Inspector General cites "EPA Management Weakness" during Flint Water Crisis

Flint Water crisis prompts call for more federal oversight
(Ellen KNICKMEYER and John FLESHER, Associated Press; July 19, 2018)
https://apnews.com/d0e8f8400c374786a458cb5674aee11d/Flint-water-crisis-prompts-call-for-more-federal-oversight

Inspector:  EPA 'management weakness' prolonged Flint Crisis
(Jonathan OOSTING, The Detroit News; July 19, 2018)
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/07/19/epa-flint-inspector-general-report/801322002/

'Nothing to worry about.  The water is fine':  how Flint poisoned its people
(Anna CLARK, The Guardian; July 3, 2018)
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jul/03/nothing-to-worry-about-the-water-is-fine-how-flint-michigan-poisoned-its-people


Selected Research Publications:


Management Weaknesses Delayed Response to Flint Water Crisis
(BANKS et al., 2018)
https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2018-07/documents/_epaoig_20180719-18-p-0221.pdf

Flint Water Crisis Caused By Interrupted Corrosion Control:  Investigating "Ground Zero" Home
(PIEPER et al., 2017)
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acs.est.6b04034

Accountability and Transparency diluted in the Flint Water Crisis:  A Case of Institutional Implosion
(CHAVEZ et al., 2017)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/sdfe/pdf/download/file/pii/S1870355018300181/1-s2.0-S1870355018300181-main.pdf

Rethinking Tiebout:  The Contribution of Political Fragmentation and Racial/Economic Segregation to the Flint Water Crisis
(SANDLER and HIGHSMITH, 2016)
https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/140089/env.2016.0015.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y


Website:


Report:  Management Weaknesses Delayed Response to Flint Water Crisis
(Office of Inspector General, U. S. EPA; July 19, 2018)
https://www.epa.gov/office-inspector-general/report-management-weaknesses-delayed-response-flint-water-crisis



N. B.:  A review of the on-going Flint Water Crisis may be perused by referring to "Blog Archives" for my former blog posts under the following selected titles and dates:

Flint Water Crisis Continued...         2/28/2017

River water contaminated by Lead and Trihaolmethanes (TTHM) - Flint, Michigan    10/7/2015


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