Michigan’s FOIA revealed attempts to cover up lead contamination in Flint.

Evidence

Requests under Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act led to evidence that the state’s Department of Environmental Quality tried to cover up lead contamination in Flint’s water supply. — David E Pozen; Michael Schudson, Troubling Transparency- The History and…, 437

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — David E Pozen; Michael Schudson, Troubling Transparency- The History and…, 437

Related

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