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Apr 16, 2024 · After officials repeatedly dismissed claims that Flint’s water was making people sick, residents took action. Here’s how the lead contamination crisis unfolded—and what we can learn from it.
The Flint water crisis is a public health crisis that started in 2014 after the drinking water for the city of Flint, Michigan was contaminated with lead and possibly Legionella bacteria.
Apr 27, 2024 · Flint water crisis, human-made public health crisis (April 2014–June 2016) involving the municipal water supply system of Flint, Michigan. Tens of thousands of Flint residents were exposed to dangerous levels of lead, and outbreaks of Legionnaire disease killed at least 12 people and sickened dozens more.
Apr 20, 2016 · E. coli and total coliform bacteria are detected in Flint's water, prompting multiple advisories for residents to boil their water. An informational document from Michigan's...
Apr 25, 2019 · As the Michigan city’s water emergency lurches on, pipes are still being replaced—and public trust remains low. ByDustin Renwick. April 25, 2019. •14 min read. Flint, Michigan — The Flint...
Apr 25, 2024 · Ten years ago, a water crisis began in Flint, Mich. Lead tainted the drinking water. A decade later, people are still asking if the water is safe to drink. Michigan Public's Steve Carmody...
Feb 3, 2017 · An in-depth chemical analysis of water from the "ground zero" house in Flint's water crisis finds that corrosion is to blame. Tadhg / Alamy. The root cause of the Flint lead crisis was...
