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Marc Aronson
1) Poisoned water: how the citizens of Flint, Michigan, fought for their lives and warned the nation
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books, Bloomsbury Publishing Inc., part of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Flint, Michigan had been built up, then abandoned, by General Motors. In 2014, as part of a plan to save money, government officials decided that Flint would temporarily switch its water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River. Within months, many residents broke out in rashes. Children stopped growing. Some people were hospitalized with mysterious illnesses; others died. Despite the murky, foul-smelling liquid pouring from the city's faucets, officials...
