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Everyone has to die of something.

Nick Lyon, the Michigan health and human services director, who was charged Wednesday with involuntary manslaughter for his role in the Flint water crisis. According to charging documents, Lyon knew about an outbreak of Legionnaire's disease due to contaminated water in 2015, but said nothing to the public until a year later. Twelve people died in the outbreak. He also allegedly said "[we] can't save everyone."

Nick Lyon, the Michigan health and human services director, who was charged Wednesday with involuntary manslaughter for his role in the Flint water crisis. According to charging documents, Lyon knew about an outbreak of Legionnaire's disease due to contaminated water in 2015, but said nothing to the public until a year later. Twelve people died in the outbreak. He also allegedly said "[we] can't save everyone."

Natalie previously covered immigrant communities and environmental justice as a bilingual reporter at CityLab and CityLab Latino. She hails from the Los Angeles area and graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in English literature.
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