Smoke from Canada wildfires prompts air quality alerts in Colorado, Montana
Read full article: Smoke from Canada wildfires prompts air quality alerts in Colorado, MontanaOfficials in Colorado and Montana have issued air quality alerts due to smoke from dozens of wildfires in Canada that has drifted south into the United States.
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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder apologizes for lead levels in Flint water
Read full article: Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder apologizes for lead levels in Flint waterRick Snyder issued an apology Tuesday as Dan Wyant, his head of the Department of Environmental Quality, resigned after a task force lead by the state's auditor general blasted the DEQ for it's role in Flint's water crisis. The state’s mishandling of Flint’s water system ultimately exposed Flint residents to dangerously elevated levels of lead. “I want the Flint community to know how very sorry I am that this has happened,” Snyder said in a statement. “Although many contributed to creating and prolonging the problem, MDEQ is the government agency that has responsibility to ensure safe drinking water in Michigan,” the task force said in a written statement. “It failed in that responsibility.”For many Flint residents like Kim Peterson, Tuesday’s announcements do little to help them feel confident about the safety of their drinking water.