Reuters: U.S. President Barack Obama declared a state of emergency in Michigan on Saturday and ordered federal aid for state and local response efforts in the county where the city of Flint has been contending with lead-contaminated drinking water.
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder had asked the president to declare both an emergency and an expedited major disaster in Genesee County to protect the safety of Flint residents.
Obama is authorizing the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate disaster......
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Obama declares emergency in Michigan over bad water – White House
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on January 16th, 2016
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