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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, became a victim of environmental injustice and bad decision making, and how residents fought for clean water. Find out the facts, timeline, and impacts of the lead contamination crisis that started in 2014.
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.
25. Apr. 2024 · Flint residents grapple with water crisis a decade later: ‘If we had the energy left, we’d cry’. Years after the emergency, the Michigan city is yet to replace all lead pipes and affected...
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...
25. Apr. 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...
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.
