Flint Switches to Corrosive River Water to Save Money, Poisoning Entire City
Officials in Flint, Michigan switch the city’s water supply from treated Detroit water (sourced from Lake Huron) to the polluted Flint River as a cost-cutting measure, beginning one of the worst public health disasters in modern American history. The decision, made by state-appointed emergency …
Darnell Earley
Flint Department of Public Works
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
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