RantCrush Top 5: June 14, 2017

The head of Michigan’s health department, Nick Lyon, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter for the Flint water crisis. Chief Medical Executive Dr. Eden Wells is also facing criminal charges for obstruction of justice. This announcement comes after an investigation by the state’s attorney general. Flint’s lead-contaminated water spread Legionnaire’s disease, which sickened over 70 and killed 12.

According to the charges, Lyon knew about the water crisis but did not alert the residents of Flint. The state is being blamed for the disaster, as emergency managers appointed by the state were running the city at the time of the water crisis. But many state officials have blamed the county health department, as the outbreak of the disease was limited to one county. More than a dozen officials have already been charged in connection with the water crisis, but Lyon is the highest-ranking so far. But, the water in Flint is still not clean.

Reminder that Flint still doesn’t have clean water: https://t.co/nKOmqtbd0t https://t.co/Xus7HGwXbk

— Natasha Geiling (@ngeiling) June 14, 2017

Emma Von Zeipel

Emma Von Zeipel is a staff writer at Law Street Media. She is originally from one of the islands of Stockholm, Sweden. After working for Democratic Voice of Burma in Thailand, she ended up in New York City. She has a BA in journalism from Stockholm University and is passionate about human rights, good books, horses, and European chocolate. Contact Emma at EVonZeipel@LawStreetMedia.com.