Flint, Michigan

Environmental racism is what comes to mind regarding the water crisis in Flint, Michigan comes up. I believe that if the city wasn’t mostly black, the state of Michigan probably could’ve already solved the problem. Governments and company’s prey on groups that lack political clout and resources. In Flint, the inhabitants probably did not have a say in the switch of their water source. In Russia, the factory has preyed on the residents’ need for jobs and despite the adverse health and environmental

city of Flint, Michigan was struck by a water crisis. The first thing residents noticed after the Flint River began flowing through their taps were the colors. The color was constantly changing blue one day than you began to see tints of green and sometimes even some brown. Next came the smell the Flint people said that it was

The residents of Flint, Michigan had clear, drinkable water that anyone could use and drink, but the water started to become less and less consumable. Melisa Mays, a resident of Flint, claims that she broke out in rashes and developed a respiratory infection, which makes her cough up phlegm that taste like cleaning products. The Flint, Michigan Water Crisis began in April 2014, when the city of Flint changed their water source. Flint used to buy their water from Detroit, but due to the rising rates

Clean Drinking Water - Flint Michigan Water Crisis In Flint Michigan studies show there was a large amount of lead in the water , because of this high turbidity in the water witch means this water is dangerous. Consumers that drink this water can die because the water is poison to humans. By pulling water from the river basin wil provide a clean water source . The issue is that people can't drink this water because the governor stopped doing the same process of cleaning the water . He wanted

article, “How Tap Water Became Toxic in Flint, Michigan”, by Sara Ganim and Linh Tran, they discuss how the water became toxic. Flint, Michigan is about 70 miles from the ocean, so they decided to they wanted to stop getting their water from Lake Huron. Many residents thought they would never change their water supply to the Flint River. The change soon went, when the city underwent a financial emergency. To begin with, after the change happened the residents of Flint soon became aware of the water. The

household is safe to drink and toxic free? For the people in Flint, Michigan, it is too late for many have been already affected by such toxicity in their water supply. Toxic chemicals in our environment must be better controlled and America’s infrastructure must be properly repaired. This is an urgent need and the elected leaders must be held accountable for any neglect of this most important issue. The events that happened in Flint, Michigan, has caused this topic to be quite controversial because

The article “How Tap Water Became Toxic in Flint, Michigan” By Sara Ganim and Linh Tran talks about the toxicity in the tap water from Flint, Michigan. In the article it is described that the levels of led in Flint's’ water system was because there was a corrosive agent in the water that was taking led off the pipes and putting it into the drinking water. The start of everything happened when Flint stopped paying Detroit for water and switched to a temporary source until they could build their own

the population of Flint Michigan in 2014 was 99,802. 41.2% of the population in Flint, MI live below the poverty line, a number that high higher than the national average of 14.7%. Households in Flint, have a median annual income of $24,862 which is less than the median annual income in the United States. 61.1% of the population is black or African American. (Data USA, 2015). A third of the population live in poverty and a sixth of the houses are even abandoned. Flint River, Flint Michigan’s primary

Flint, Michigan By Manu Ravela and Amrutha Venkat Imagine that you just ran 5 laps around the track, you're so tired that you absolutely need a tall, cold glass of water. When you go to fill up the glass, you find the water to be a disgusting color of yellow, and contaminated with excessive amounts of lead, with other harmful toxins. Your first thought would probably be,¨What? What’s happening! This isn’t possible!¨ WRONG! This is 100% reality, and it happened in the small town of Flint, Michigan

contamination in Flint,Michigan. The connection between the two is The water is Michigan had some nitrates in there wells. “Nearly two years ago, the state decided to save money by switching Flint's water supply from Lake Huron (which they were paying the city of Detroit for), to the Flint River, a notorious tributary that runs through town known to locals for its filth.According to a class-action lawsuit, the state Department of Environmental Quality wasn't treating the Flint River water with an