Regional EPA Director Resigns Following Flint Water Crisis

Flint resident Lorraine Jones pours canned water into a pot in preparation for boiling to cook on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016, at River Park Apartments in Flint, Mich. After weeks without water being distributed, the resi... Flint resident Lorraine Jones pours canned water into a pot in preparation for boiling to cook on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016, at River Park Apartments in Flint, Mich. After weeks without water being distributed, the residents are finally getting bottled water delivered to their doorsteps for the first time Tuesday as four Flint Housing Commission workers shuttled cases of water throughout the community. (Jake May/The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP) MORE LESS
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CHICAGO (AP) — A regional director with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is resigning in connection with the drinking water crisis in Flint, Michigan.

EPA chief Gina McCarthy says Thursday that Susan Hedman is stepping down effective Feb. 1. Hedman is administrator of EPA’s Region 5, which is based in Chicago and includes Michigan.

McCarthy says she accepted Hedman’s resignation to ensure the regional office remains solely focused on the restoration of Flint’s drinking water.

McCarthy also says she has issued an emergency order to “ensure the state and city immediately take actions necessary to protect public health.”

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