Lead Is a National Crisis: We Need to Fight for Clean, Publicly Owned Water Before It Is Too Late
Four years ago this week, Flint, Michigan began receiving water from the polluted Flint river, marking the beginning of its devastating water crisis. For residents like Melissa Mays, whose children suffered skin rashes and hair loss shortly thereafter—and now waits to learn the extent of the long-term health consequences of their lead exposure—trust in what comes out of the tap must seem like a distant memory. Nevertheless, water bills in Flint keep rising: May’s bill this month was $352.
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