The E.P.A. Promotes Toxic Fertilizer. 3M Told It of Risks Years Ago.

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2. EPA ignored the water issues in Flint for a year

In the spring of 2015, LeeAnne Walters had been getting the runaround from local officials about the brown water that was flowing from the taps in Flint. Her twin boys were getting rashes. One was showing signs of stunted growth. “We had to figure out what was going on,” she said.

So she turned to the Environmental Protection Agency, the federal government agency that regulates drinking water. Walters was confident the agency would come in, find answers and fix things – quickly. Instead, when EPA Region 5 Director Susan Hedman found out about the astronomically high levels of lead in Flint water, emails show she tried to keep it under wraps.

Hedman resigned in January amid the crisis. It has become clear the EPA did not live up to its mission in Flint.

https://www.cnn.com/2016/03/14/health/flint-water-epa-investigation/index.html