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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.
- 12 fatalities
- April 25, 2014 – February 1, 2019
- 2014–2019
- Flint, Michigan, United States
- Lead Levels in Flint Water
- More Problems with Flint Water
- Flint Residents Go to Court
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Soon after the city began supplying residents with Flint River water in April 2014, residents started complaining that the water from their taps looked, smelled, and tasted foul. Despite protests by residents lugging jugs of discolored water, officials maintained that the water was safe. A study conducted the following year by researchers at Virgin...
Flint’s water supply was plagued by more than lead. The city’s switch from Detroit water to the Flint River coincided with an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease (a severe form of pneumonia) that killed 12 and sickened at least 87 people between June 2014 and October 2015. The third-largest outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease recorded in U.S. history—a...
One of the few bright spots of the Flint water crisis was the response of everyday citizens who, faced with the failure of city, state, and federal agencies to protect them, united to force the government to do its job. On the heels of the release of test results in the fall of 2015 showing elevated lead levels in Flint’s water—and its children—NRD...
Learn how Flint, Michigan, switched its water supply from Detroit to the Flint River in 2014, causing lead contamination, Legionnaires' disease, and other health problems. Find out how residents fought back and won a legal settlement for their rights.
27. Apr. 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.
6. Mai 2024 · The water crisis in Flint, Michigan, unfolded in 2014, when a state-appointed emergency manager decided to switch the city’s drinking-water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River. The city ...
25. Apr. 2019 · Five years after the switch to the Flint River, the city's water system is still in crisis mode, with pipes being replaced and public trust low. Learn about the causes, consequences, and controversies of the drinking water emergency that affected thousands of residents.
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20. Apr. 2016 · Lead seepage into the drinking water in Flint, Mich., has caused a massive public health crisis and prompted President Obama to declare a federal state of emergency there. The problem...
10. Nov. 2021 · 10 November 2021. Reuters. A US judge has approved a $626m (£467m) settlement for victims of the 2014-15 lead water crisis in Flint, Michigan. Most of the money will go to the city's...
