The Blue Grid Files
Sources

Source ledger

44 sources used in the chronological narrative. Government and regulator documents, court filings and opinions, mediator and special master statements, scientific and public-health reports, and news reporting retain their dates and scopes in the Flint record.

  1. F002: michigan.gov, Gov. Rick Snyder: Flint Water Advisory Task Force presents comprehensive findings,..., 2016-03-23
  2. F009: michigan.gov, Michigan Civil Rights Commission, The Flint Water Crisis: Systemic Racism Through the Lens of Flint, 2017
  3. F014: content.govdelivery.com, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jennifer Eisner March 18, 2016 (517) 241-2112 MDHHS...
  4. F015: michigan.gov, Increased cases of Legionnaires Disease Investigated in Genesee County, 2016-01-13
  5. F017: pnas.org, Assessment of the Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Flint, Michigan, 2018-02-20
  6. F018: michiganpublic.org, Death toll rises in Genesee County Legionnaires' disease outbreak, 2016-04-11
  7. F020: pbs.org, Five Years In, the Flint Water Crisis Continues Its Deadly Toll, 2019-04-25
  8. F022: medrxiv.org, Excess Pneumonia Mortality During a Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak in Flint, Michigan
  9. F024: flintwaterstudy.org, Our Flint Sampling Trip (Aug 17-19 2015), 2015-09-03
  10. F025: flintwaterstudy.org, Our sampling of 252 homes demonstrates a high lead in water risk: Flint should be..., 2015-09-08
  11. F026: flintwaterstudy.org, Flint River water is very corrosive to lead, and causing lead contamination in homes, 2015-09-02
  12. F029: flintwaterstudy.org, [Complete Dataset] Lead results from Tap Water Sampling in Flint, MI, 2015-12-02
  13. F030: flintwaterstudy.org, Hazardous Waste-levels of Lead found in a Flint household's water, 2015-08-24
  14. F031: flintwaterstudy.org, Analysis of water samples from an additional 72 Flint homes are concerning, 2015-08-31
  15. F033: docs.house.gov, Darnell Earley written testimony to House Oversight Committee, March 15, 2016
  16. F035: cityofflint.com, City of Flint Water System Questions & Answers
  17. F036: mlive.com, City switch to Flint River water slated to happen Friday - mlive.com, 2014-04-25
  18. F038: mlive.com, Michigan Truth Squad: Who approved switch to Flint River? State's answers draw fouls -..., 2016-01-21
  19. F039: mlive.com, Closing the valve on history: Flint cuts water flow from Detroit after nearly 50 years..., 2014-04-26
  20. F041: mlive.com, Flint's switch to river water left residents holding the tab - mlive.com, 2016-03-24
  21. F042: mlive.com, Flint water crisis got its start as a money-saving move in Department of Treasury -..., 2016-05-03
  22. F043: michbar.org, Michigan Supreme Court opinion in People v Peeler and consolidated Flint cases, June 28, 2022
  23. F045: nytimes.com, Indictments in Flint Water Crisis Are Invalid, Michigan Supreme Court Finds - The New..., 2022-06-28
  24. F048: pbs.org, Michigan Supreme Court orders charges dismissed against ex-governor, 8 others over..., 2022-06-28
  25. F051: apnews.com, Flint water crisis charges dismissed against ex-Gov. Snyder, 2022-12-10
  26. F067: uvm.edu, Hanna-Attisha and colleagues, Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Children Associated With the Flint Drinking Water Crisis, AJPH
  27. F069: freep.com, Flint doctor makes state see light about lead in water, 2015-10-11
  28. F070: cdc.gov, Blood Lead Levels Among Children Aged, 2016-07-01
  29. F072: freep.com, Doctor: Lead seen in more Flint kids since water switch, 2015-09-24
  30. F073: michigan.gov, ICYMI: Governor Whitmer, Mayor Sheldon and state officials mark milestone of completed..., 2026-08-13
  31. F074: michigan.gov, Flint water enters 10th year of lead testing compliance, 2026-02-05
  32. F075: michiganpublic.org, The decade long effort to replace Flint's lead service lines is complete, 2026-07-09
  33. F076: michigan.gov, Flint water system marks ninth year of compliance with state's strict lead rules, 2025-09-10
  34. F077: mlive.com, No active lead service lines remain in Flint, officials say - mlive.com, 2026-08-03
  35. F078: cityofflint.com, Progress Report on Flint Water - City of Flint, 2022-03-03
  36. F080: aclumich.org, Concerned Pastors v. City of Flint, order on motion to enforce, February 24, 2023
  37. F084: flintwaterstudy.org, EPA Region 5 memo, High Lead Levels in Flint, Michigan - Interim Report, June 24, 2015
  38. F086: courtlistener.com, EPA FOIA email chain, Interim Report on High Lead Levels in Flint, June 25, 2015
  39. F088: aclumich.org, Revised EPA Memo Raises Troubling Questions Amid Flint Water Crisis - ACLU of Michigan, 2015-11-11
  40. F089: cnn.com, EPA statement on Miguel Del Toral and the Flint memo, March 2016
  41. F090: michigan.gov, Flint Water Advisory Task Force final report, March 2016
  42. F091: epa.gov, EPA Office of Inspector General, Management Weaknesses Delayed Response to Flint Water Crisis, Report 18-P-0221, July 19, 2018
  43. F092: mied.uscourts.gov, In re Flint Water Cases, order granting final approval of settlement, November 10, 2021
  44. F093: epa.gov, EPA Office of Inspector General, Management Alert on Drinking Water Contamination in Flint, October 2016