Elon Musk keeps his word, spends for water purification systems in Flint schools

Elon Musk’s usage of Twitter has actually been under fire in current months, however one school district required to the social media to thank the Tesla and SpaceX CEO.

In a tweet on Thursday, Michigan’s Flint School District thanked Musk and his not-for-profit structure for contributing cash for the purchase of water purification systems.

“Your generous donation will help us replace ALL water fountains w/NEW WATER STATIONS & WATER FILTRATION at ALL SCHOOLS! Looking forward to our burgeoning partnership! More to come!” checks out the tweet.

This follows Musk stated on Twitter in July that he would personally pay to repair the infamous water in Flint, Michigan, for any home that has water contamination above FDA levels. He stated he would arrange a weekend in Flint to include filters to homes.

So far, Musk has actually accepted contribute $480,350 to acquire and set up ultraviolet purification systems in all 12 Flint school structures and the district’s administration structure by January 2019, according to MichiganLive

“The new water filtration systems will be instrumental in helping our students return to the normalcy of what should be a fundamental right: having access to safe, clean water from water fountains in their school,” Flint Community Schools Superintendent Derrick Lopez informed MLive

Flint’s faucet water ended up being infected with lead in 2014 after authorities changed from the Detroit system to the Flint River to conserve cash, according to CBSNews The city apparently didn’t carry out correct treatments to avoid destructive water from breaking down aging lead pipelines, exposing lots of homeowners to the neurotoxin in their drinking water.

Musk has actually been surrounded with debate recently, a few of it coming from his discussTwitter Last month, Musk reached a settlement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission after an August tweet in which he stated he was considering taking Tesla private.In a tweet recently nevertheless, Musk buffooned the SEC, calling the regulative firm the “Shortseller Enrichment Commission.” Musk is likewise being taken legal action against by a British scuba diver Vernon Unsworth, who assisted rescue numerous young boys from a flooded Thai collapse July, after Musk consistently called him a “pedo guy” on Twitter.

Musk’s agent didn’t react to ask for remark.

First released onOct 8, 12: 02 p.m. PT.
Update,Oct 12, 6: 02 a.m. PT: Adds more background on Flint’s water contamination.

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