密歇根州总检察长达娜·内塞尔（Dana Nessel）于周二在密歇根州兰辛发布了一份101页的弗林特水危机报告，称这是其办公室能采取的最终问责步骤1。报告详述了危机历史和官员迟缓应对，指出2014年弗林特市为省钱从底特律水源改为从弗林特河取水，导致铅从旧管道渗入饮用水1。
报告提及了针对前共和党州长里克·斯奈德（Rick Snyder）等9人提起的42项重罪和轻罪指控1。2022年，州最高法院推翻这些指控，裁定法官无权根据大陪审团法发出起诉书1。内塞尔表示遗憾正义未能通过刑事法庭实现，并质疑推翻指控的裁决存在政治影响，指出参与一致裁决的三名大法官由斯奈德任命1。此外，2020年法官批准6.26亿美元和解协议，赔偿暴露于铅污染水的弗林特居民，国会也批准约1.7亿美元用于解决弗林特饮用水铅问题1。
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel released a 101-page report on Tuesday in Lansing, Michigan, detailing the Flint water crisis and describing it as the final accountability measure her office can take 1. The document outlines the history of the crisis and the delayed response from officials, noting that in 2014, the city switched its water source from Detroit to the Flint River to save money, which caused lead to leach from old pipes into the drinking water 1.
Prosecutors filed 42 felony and misdemeanor charges against nine individuals, including former Republican Governor Rick Snyder 1. However, the state Supreme Court overturned these charges in 2022, ruling that the judge lacked the authority to issue indictments under the grand jury statute 1. Nessel expressed regret that justice was not achieved through the criminal court system and questioned the political influence behind the decision to overturn the charges, pointing out that the three Supreme Court justices who participated in the unanimous ruling were appointed by Snyder 1.
In 2020, a judge approved a $626 million settlement to compensate Flint residents who were exposed to the lead-contaminated water 1. Additionally, Congress has allocated approximately $170 million to address the lead issues in the city's drinking water 1.
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