Curt Guyette https://www.interlochenpublicradio.org/tags/curt-guyette Curt Guyette en-US Copyright Tue, 25 Apr 2017 21:11:55 GMT Political decisions, racism, ineptitude: Digging into the origins of the Flint water crisis https://www.interlochenpublicradio.org/around-michigan-state-government/2017-04-27/political-decisions-racism-ineptitude-digging-into-the-origins-of-the-flint-water-crisis It's been three years since Flint's ill-fated switch to the Flint River as its' drinking water source. Then-Mayor Dayne Walling pushed the button that... Bridge Magazine's new book provides a comprehensive look at what we know up to this point of the Flint water crisis - in timeline form.
Bridge Magazine's new book provides a comprehensive look at what we know up to this point of the Flint water crisis - in timeline form.(Steve Carmody / Michigan Radio)

Stateside's conversation with Curt Guyette, Investigative Reporter with the Michigan ACLU.

It's been three years since Flint's ill-fated switch to the Flint River as its' drinking water source.

Then-Mayor Dayne Walling pushed the button that ended 50 years of getting Detroit water.

A bunch of city and state officials literally toasted the occasion with glasses of river water. They promised people "shouldn't notice any difference," and said, "This is indeed the best choice for the city of Flint going forward."

Curt Guyette, an investigative reporter with the Michigan ACLU, has covered the Flint water disaster from the very beginning. He's written "A deep dive into the source of Flint's water crisis" for the Metro Times.

Listen to Stateside's conversation with Guyette above.

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