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The Flint Michigan Crisis


Flint, Michigan: Did race and poverty factor into water crisis?

Several advocates say yes. They charge that Flint residents are victims of "environmental racism" -- that is, race and poverty factored into how ...

Flint, Michigan, water crisis, lead contamination - The Detroit News

Flint's switch to the Flint River as its water source resulted in lead contamination, health fears and scrutiny of Michigan government's oversight.

The Unfinished Business of Flint's Water Crisis - ProPublica

It even worsened the water crisis. People and businesses fled Flint, leaving the city with fewer than half the taxpayers it had in 1960, but the ...

Looking back at the Flint water crisis, eight years on - Marketplace.org

All in all, nearly 100,000 city residents were exposed to lead through their drinking water — close to 9,000 of whom were children under the age ...

Water Crisis Response Programs - Genesee County

Pure Michigan Flint · Mass Transit Authority · Online Forms · Online Services ... the Flint water crisis has affected the Flint community. The Flint Registry ...

Michigan still dealing with fallout from Flint water crisis 9 years later

According to the latest state testing, current lead levels in Flint's water have increased since the beginning of 2021, but have remained below ...

The Flint water crisis begins | April 25, 2014 | HISTORY

The Flint water crisis begins. On April 25, 2014 officials from Flint, Michigan switched the city's water supply to the Flint River as a cost- ...

Flint Drinking Water Crisis Spurs Legislative Responses

Related Regions ... Flint, Michigan's water crisis has spurred legislative activity at both the national and state level. The U.S. House of Representatives has ...

Ask the expert: Flint water crisis and its impact | MSUToday

The impact of the Flint water crisis on that city and the residents there is immeasurable. You have a city that's predominantly a community of ...

Understanding the Psychosocial Effects of the Flint Water Crisis on ...

1. Overall, average math achievement for school-age children in Flint decreased noticeably during the time of the Flint Water Crisis.

What I remember about Flint water crisis was how state government ...

But that's what covering the Flint water crisis was like — scrambling around to establish the facts of things that were plainly true the whole ...

A Comprehensive Timeline Of The Lead Crisis In Flint, Michigan

Flint's troubles first started in 2011 when the state of Michigan took over Flint's finances. Flint was looking at a $25 million deficit, in part because ...

Water crisis increased Flint children's lead exposure

As many as one in four children in Flint, Michigan – far above the national average – may have experienced elevated blood lead levels after ...

The cultural dimensions of collective action during environmental ...

The Flint Water Crisis (FWC) took place in April of 2014 after the governor-appointed “Emergency Manager” in Flint, Michigan made a cost-savings-related ...

Flint, Michigan: Lethal Water - GHELI Repository

This case summarizes the toxic water crisis in Flint, Michigan between 2011 and the end of 2016, which followed the decision to switch the city's public water ...

The Flint water crisis is not over, ten years later - The Emancipator

Today marks a decade since the water supply of Flint, Michigan, was temporarily switched to the Flint River, exposing residents to dangerous levels of lead and ...

The Flint water crisis - Pauli - 2020 - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews

The Flint water crisis is one of the most significant environmental contamination events in recent American history.

The legacy of the Flint water crisis - YouTube

Six years ago, lead seeped into the tap water in Flint, Michigan, while state and local officials said everything was fine.

Five Years After Water Crisis, Nearly 1 in 4 Flint Residents Has PTSD

An estimated one in four residents of Flint, Mich. may have experienced posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a new study coauthored by School of ...

Flint's Never-Ending Water Crisis and 'Punishment Nightmare'

Corporate executives meet in Paris, Washington delays restitution, and the city dithers over pipe replacements.