lead

Fake meat, bad water and black market cigarettes + this day in history w/the Mad Bomber and our song of the day by Foxygen on your Morning Monarchy for March 29, 2017.

(ANTIMEDIA) Following up on a report published in December of last year, Reuters ran a piece this week that shed light on the alarmingly high rate of lead poisoning among children across the state of California. One rate in Fresno was almost three times higher than that of Flint, Michigan.

(COMMONDREAMS) The state of Michigan has declared that Flint’s drinking water “meets all federal water quality standards,” ending a program Wednesday that reimbursed residents for most of their water costs in the wake of the lead crisis.

Factory farce, makin' it rain and the rise of the hupig + this day in history w/the Columbia disaster and our song of the day by Luxury Death on your Morning Monarchy for February 1, 2017.

Pizza king, positive drug stories and prepping liberally + this day in history w/Endangered Species Act and our song of the day by Angel Olsen on your Morning Monarchy for December 28, 2016.

MINNEAPOLIS — For almost three years, the residents of Flint, Michigan, have had poison running through their pipes.
The city’s water supply has been tainted by lead and other dangerous pollutants since the city started drawing its water from the polluted Flint River in April of 2014 in an effort to cut costs in the economically depressed city.

The officials face prison terms of up to 20 years.

Pain pills, water warnings and finger naps + this day in history w/Nixon Meets Elvis and our song of the day by Samantha Crain on your Morning Monarchy for December 21, 2016.

Flint isn’t the only community with contaminated water.

Small quakes, origins of happiness and cognitive deficits + this day in history w/Sandy Hook and our song of the day by Japandroids on your Morning Monarchy for December 14, 2016.