State vows to remove toxic pipes at hundreds of Flint homes and businesses after Scripps News probe

The move follows more than a year of reporting by the Scripps News investigative team into the aftermath of the Flint water crisis.

I was the lead writer and lead reporter of the text piece and video piece, which recaps a year-and-half of reporting I led on failed promises by government officials in the wake of the Flint, Michigan water crisis, and resulted in impact.

Oct. 17, 2024

By: Carrie Cochran , Amy Fan

More than a decade after a cost-cutting decision in Flint created one of the more shocking public health scandals in the country — killing a dozen residents and exposing 100,000 others to poisonous water contaminated with lead – the state of Michigan has committed to finally remove the toxic hazards remaining at hundreds of homes there, a lingering threat exposed earlier this year by Scripps News.

For years the city repeated failed promises to finish the work, missing multiple court-ordered deadlines and drawing a stinging rebuke from a federal judge this past spring.

“No wonder it's cold outside. That’s why. Hell froze over,” she said.

READ THE REST OF THE STORY (AND WATCH THE VIDEO) HERE.