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The estimate is based on lowered IQ scores and decreased economic productivity
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Flint Mayor Karen Weaver argued that the state should continue to reimburse residents for their water until they can safely drink it without purchasing a filter
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The drinking water may have exposed tens of thousands of people to lead and other toxic chemicals. But few see a way to pick up and move someplace safe.
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Rick Snyder's action frees up state resources to help ailing city deal with lead pollution
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Pneumonia was blamed for 177 deaths over two years. Experts say the disease was probably the culprit in some of the deaths, but patients were never tested. The county is now requiring such testing.
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A conversation with "Poisoned City" author Anna Clark.
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The crisis in Flint, a majority-black city of 100,000, has served as a rallying cry for victims of environmental racism across the US.
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Officials concede they failed to protect children from toxic lead. “Nobody was owning the problem.”
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British director Anthony Baxter had spent five years documenting the fallout in Flint, Michigan, after a manmade disaster threatened a small community
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We must reform our broken chemical laws to prevent more tragedies
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Flint Water Crisis, is a pivotal event highlighting systemic failures in governance and environmental justice.
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Residents still can't drink the water
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President Obama Wednesday visited Flint, Michigan to highlight the federal government’s response to the lead poisoning scandal and to renew calls for Congress to pass emergency assistance for the beleaguered city of 100,000.The presidential visit comes one day after the Coalition on Human Needs and
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Sewage and storm water were discharged into the Flint River Monday following excessive wet weather.
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If the situation does not improve soon, the governor – and all those involved in the issue – must go.
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Although the Flint Water Crisis has passed its time in the limelight, it is still important to remember the effects we are still feeling from this crisis.
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