Michigan tries to block court-ordered water bottle delivery to Flint

‘Michigan officials are fighting a federal court order to deliver water to the residents of Flint to ease the damage of lead contamination. The state argues the bottle distribution would be unnecessary to ensure residents have safe drinking water.
Earlier this month, US District Court Judge David Lawson issued a preliminary injunction ordering the state to provide bottled water in door-to-door deliveries for Flint residents where authorities couldn’t provide functioning water systems. However, on Thursday the state filed a federal court announcing their plans to appeal.
“The required injunction far exceeds what is necessary to ensure Flint residents have access to safe drinking water,” attorneys for Michigan state wrote in a filing asking that the deliveries should be paused pending their appeal.’
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