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Hi,

For months Status Coup has been reporting that Michigan state officials cheated on the water lead testing in Flint. You can read our original story, from November. Essentially, state officials were instructing residents to let the water run before sampling for lead and were even doing so themselves. This is against EPA regulations and leads to inaccurate results—therefore NO ONE knows what the lead levels actually are in Flint.

We've fought tooth and nail to get this information out there, to get national outlets to pick the story up, and... crickets. Crickets apart from those like Alyssa Milano and Congressman Ro Khanna, who called for early action.

Well, that all changed last night. Last night, the governor confirmed our reporting that they were illegally letting the water run. Watch Jordan's #BREAKING reporting on this:
Jordan Chariton reports on Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer confirming our original investigative report that exposed Michigan Department of Environmental Quality broke EPA regulations during its Flint water testing: https://medium.com/status-coup/exclusive-flint-water-declared-restored-after-michigan-s-environmental-agency-broke-epa-testing-3e2fc1f91a70
Despite the lies and even smears, Status Coup got it right. Even more importantly, we got it right for the people of Flint. Now, the pressure is on for accurate lead water testing and additional action to ensure the people of Flint to get the justice they deserve.

We are returning to Flint next week to continue our reporting and to be there for the fifth anniversary of the water switch-- the water switch that changed everything and devastated the community.

We'll also be premiering our documentary, which documents exactly what went on behind the scenes of our reporting—this very same reporting that the governor of Michigan just confirmed.

If you want to see the documentary early and for free, become a member of Status Coup, today! ---> http://StatusCoup.com/Join 

Preview the documentary at this link: http://FlushingFlint.com

Are you able to help us afford plane tickets, an Airbnb, a car rental, or food for our Flint trip next week? We're accepting donations, here: https://statuscoup.com/support-our-upcoming-trip-to-flint/https://statuscoup.com/support-our-upcoming-trip-to-flint/

Status Coup got it right! It's been a long time coming because all we want is justice for Flint.

~
Jenn
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