"Flint Water Hearing Is Today In Congress"

"This morning, the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform committee will hold the first Congressional hearing in Washington on the Flint water crisis. Here’s what you need to know:

Time: 9 a.m.

Purpose: To examine the water crisis in Flint and review the Environmental Protection Agency's response.

Expected witnesses: U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Flint Township; Joel Beauvais, acting deputy assistant administrator, EPA Office of Water; new Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Director Keith Creagh; Virginia Tech University Professor Marc Edwards, whose research helped reveal the problems in Flint; LeeAnne Walters of Flint, whose concerns over problems with the water led to outside intervention."

Todd Spangler reports for the Detroit Free Press February 3, 2016.

SEE ALSO:

"C-SPAN To Air Congressional Hearing On Flint Water Crisis" (MLive)

Agenda: "Examining the Flint Water Crisis" - 9am, 2/3/16, C-SPAN3  (House Committee on Oversight)

"U.S. House Panel Plans Flint Hearing Without Snyder" (Detroit News)

"Buses Head To Washington, D.C. For Flint Water Crisis Hearing" (MLive)

"Former EM Removed From Witness List For Congressional Hearing On Flint Water" (MLive)

"Former Flint Official, EPA Researcher Won't Testify On Water Crisis" (Washington Examiner)

"A Federal Criminal Investigation in Flint" (Atlantic)

"Dems Play Offense On Flint" (The Hill)

Editorial: "Congressional Hearing On Flint May Yield Few Answers" (Detroit Free Press)

"Despite Subpoena, Earley Refuses To Testify At Hearing" (Detroit News)

"Detroit Public Schools EM Darnell Earley Resigns From Position" (WDIV Detroit)

"DEQ Chief: EPA Dragged Feet In Flint Crisis For Months" (Detroit Free Press)

"Official: Michigan Should Have Required Flint To Treat Water" (AP)

"What Flint's Dirty Water and Detroit's Angry Teachers Have in Common" (Mother Jones)