Flint water crisis

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Demonstrators in winter clothing hold signs reading Fix Flint Now and Flint Lives Matter during a protest about the Flint water crisis outside Detroit's Fox Theater.

Map of the Great Lakes region in the northern United States, highlighting the location of Flint in eastern Michigan with a black dot. Surrounding states, major lakes, and the border with Canada are also shown for reference.

Two large pipes discharge polluted, muddy water, illustrating water contamination and environmental pollution.

A large roadside sign above buildings in Flint, Michigan, shows a crossed-out boiling pot and text reading Boiling your water does not remove lead. A Flint Park Blvd street sign is visible below.

Two women march and chant, one holding a sign reading Water is a human right, during a protest for clean water in Flint, Michigan. Other demonstrators walk behind them.

Gladyes Williamson holds a bottle of discolored water and a clump of hair, while Jessica Owens holds a baby bottle of discolored water, both standing among others at a news conference on the Flint water crisis.

Samuel Chase, U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice

A new method to keep drinking water safe from lead

Flint water crisis: Media

public health crisis, Flint, Michigan, United States

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Two large pipes discharge polluted, muddy water, illustrating water contamination and environmental pollution.

The Fight for Clean Drinking Water

“America's Top Young Scientist” Gitanjali Rao invented a device to help test drinking...

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A new method to keep drinking water safe from lead

A new method to keep drinking water safe from lead

Developing solutions to keep lead pipes safe.

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Demonstrators in winter clothing hold signs reading Fix Flint Now and Flint Lives Matter during a protest about the Flint water crisis outside Detroit's Fox Theater.

Demanding a resolution to the Flint water crisis

Demonstrators holding signs reading “Fix Flint Now” and “Flint Lives Matter” outside...

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Map of the Great Lakes region in the northern United States, highlighting the location of Flint in eastern Michigan with a black dot. Surrounding states, major lakes, and the border with Canada are also shown for reference.

Flint, Michigan

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A large roadside sign above buildings in Flint, Michigan, shows a crossed-out boiling pot and text reading Boiling your water does not remove lead. A Flint Park Blvd street sign is visible below.

A billboard in Flint

A billboard informing residents of Flint, Michigan, in February 2016 that boiling...

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Two women march and chant, one holding a sign reading Water is a human right, during a protest for clean water in Flint, Michigan. Other demonstrators walk behind them.

Protesting the Flint water crisis

Demonstrators marching in Flint, Michigan, in February 2016 to protest the Flint...

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Gladyes Williamson holds a bottle of discolored water and a clump of hair, while Jessica Owens holds a baby bottle of discolored water, both standing among others at a news conference on the Flint water crisis.

Congressional hearings on the Flint water crisis

Flint residents holding bottles of contaminated water during a news conference in...

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Samuel Chase, U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice

Samuel Chase, U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice

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