
<p>#Roommates, a judge ruled today that residents of #Flint, Michigan, can proceed with the lawsuits they have filed against the federal government in connection with the city’s water crisis.</p> 
 
 
 
<p>This proves to be a real victory in the fight for justice for residents who have had their water supply contaminated with lead for a number of years.</p> 
 
 
 
<p>The lawsuits claim that the #EnvironmentalProtectionAgency was too slow to intervene in the crisis, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/19/us/flint-water-federal-lawsuit-ruling/index.html">@cnn</a> reports. Judge Linda V. Parker ruled the federal government was not immune from legal action in the case.</p> 
 
 
 
<p>&#8220;The impact on the health of the nearly 100,000 residents of the City of Flint remains untold,&#8221; Judge Parker wrote in Thursday&#8217;s opinion and order. &#8220;It is anticipated, however, that the injury caused by the lead-contaminated public water supply system will affect the residents for years and likely generations to come.&#8221;</p> 
 
 
 
<p>The lawsuits against the federal government allege that the EPA &#8220;negligently responded to the water crisis,&#8221; according to the court ruling. </p> 
 
 
 
<p>The judge didn&#8217;t rule on the EPA&#8217;s negligence, but she wrote that &#8220;The EPA was well aware that the Flint River was highly corrosive and posed a significant danger of lead leaching&#8221; into residents&#8217; homes. </p> 
 
 
 
<p>She also stated that the EPA also knew the health risks posed by lead exposure and that Flint officials &#8220;were not warning Flint&#8217;s residents that they were being supplied lead-laced water. Quite to the contrary, the EPA learned that State and local officials were misleading residents to believe that there was nothing wrong with the water supply,&#8221; the judge wrote.</p> 
 
 
 
<p>The EPA declined to CNN’s request for comment on the ruling and referred CNN to the Department of Justice. The department hasn&#8217;t yet responded to CNN&#8217;s request for comment.</p> 
 
 
 
<p>We’ll keep you up-to-date on Flint-related news, Roommates.</p> 
 
 
 
<p>TSR STAFF: Christina C! @cdelafresh</p> 
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