The Flint River water starts flowing to Flint, Mich. on April 25, 2014. Without corrosion control, lead leeched from the pipes. Brett Carlsen/Getty Images hide caption
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A supporter of President Donald Trump has a clear plastic backpack during a campaign rally at MBS International Airport, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, in Freeland, Mich. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
The Flint water plant tower is seen on Jan. 6, 2022, in Flint, Mich. Carlos Osorio/AP hide caption
Now Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, (R-MI), listens to Congressional members remarks during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing, about the Flint, Mich. water crisis in 2016. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption
Drinking fountains are marked "Do Not Drink Until Further Notice" at Flint Northwestern High School in Flint, Mich., in May 2016. After 18 months of insisting that water drawn from the Flint River was safe to drink, officials admitted it was not. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
The issue of lead levels in water was brought to national attention during the Flint water crisis, which started in 2014. Paul Sancya/AP hide caption
LeeAnne Walters, a recipient of the Goldman Environmental Prize, was key in exposing the crisis of lead-laced water in Flint, Mich. Michael Gleason/The Goldman Environmental Prize hide caption
A water distribution center on Dort Highway in Flint, Mich. Stephen Carmody/Michigan Radio hide caption
In Flint, Residents Scramble To Get The Last Cases Of State-Provided Bottled Water
Scientists say low chlorine levels in Flint's water system during the city's water crisis in 2014 and 2015 led the bacterium Legionella pneumophila to proliferate, causing a deadly outbreak of Legionnaire's disease. Science Source hide caption
Lethal Pneumonia Outbreak Caused By Low Chlorine In Flint Water
Lawyers say the city of Flint is violating the terms of a major settlement agreement reached in March to improve the quality of the city's water. Carlos Osorio/AP hide caption
A police officer in Montreal guards the front of an apartment building, where Amor Ftouhi lived before traveling to the U.S. earlier this month. Ftouhi, a Canadian resident, is suspected of stabbing an airport police officer in Flint, Mich., on Wednesday. The FBI said it is investigating it as an "act of terrorism." Julien Besset/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
The Flint Water Plant water tower in Flint, Mich. The state has paid more than $40 million in credits for the unsafe water in an effort to ease the burden for residents. Carlos Osorio/AP hide caption
Jeneyah McDonald looks over homework her oldest son Justice, 6, brought home from school while her youngest son Josiah, 2, drinks Kool-Aid from a bottle at their home in Flint, Mich., in February. Laura McDermott for NPR hide caption
Despite Tough Year, Flint Mother Stays Strong For Her Children
Darnell Earley, former emergency manager of Flint, Mich., at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing in March. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption
St. Joseph, La., a town of about 1,100 people in northern Louisiana. Courtesy of Garrett Boyte hide caption
Along Saginaw Street in Flint, Mich. Mark Brush/Michigan Radio hide caption
Even As Levels Improve, Flint Residents Choose Bottled Water Over Tap
The state says more than 600 pipes have been replaced in Flint, Mich., this year — but 30,000 suspect pipes remain. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images hide caption
A Year Later, Unfiltered Flint Tap Water Is Still Unsafe To Drink
Volunteers load a pallet with bottled water to be distributed outside Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Flint, Mich., in February. Carlos Osorio/AP hide caption
A government watchdog's report says Flint residents' exposure to lead in city drinking water could have been stopped months earlier by federal regulators. Carlos Osorio/AP hide caption
The interior of the Flint water plant is seen on Sept. 14 in Flint, Mich. The city is still struggling to replace thousands of corroded lead pipes that tainted drinking water. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
In Year Since Water Crisis Began, Flint Struggles In Pipe Replacement Efforts
The Rev. Faith Green Timmons interrupts Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as he speaks during a visit to Bethel United Methodist Church in Flint, Mich. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Trump Criticizes Flint Pastor — But Misstates Key Facts About Their Encounter
A sign over the Flint River in Flint, Mich. in January 2016. Carlos Osorio/AP hide caption
Mayor Karen Weaver takes a sip of water at the House Democratic Steering & Policy Committee hearing titled, "The Flint Water Crisis: Lessons for Protecting America's Children." Gabriella Demczuk/Getty Images hide caption
