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Erasing Flint’s Water Crisis: Or How to Lie With Statistics
Erasing Flint’s Water Crisis: Or How to Lie With Statistics Photo by Pete Souza | CC BY 2.0 Mark Twain famously wrote that “there are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” This insight is relevant to examining the apologetics of modern-day academics in the rising neoliberal assault on the public. This subservience […]
How Lead Poisoning Was Discovered in Flint’s Water
How Lead Poisoning Was Discovered in Flint’s Water The toxic water supply in Flint, Michigan, which exposed up to 42,000 children under 2 years of age to lead poisoning, was a major media story a few years back. Ingestion of high dosages of lead, particularly among infants, results in cognitive impairment, attention and mood disorders, […]
Nestlé’s Profits Trump Clean Water in Flint
Nestlé’s Profits Trump Clean Water in Flint Screw the people of Flint, or so goes the mantra of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), which last month approved a controversial permit that will allow Nestlé to pump and bottle 400 gallons of fresh water per minute from the state’s White Pine Springs, near the […]
Flint Residents May Have Been Drinking PFCs In Addition to Lead
FLINT RESIDENTS MAY HAVE BEEN DRINKING PFCS IN ADDITION TO LEAD RESIDENTS OF FLINT, MICHIGAN, who drank lead in their water may also have been exposed to perfluorinated compounds, or PFCs, according to a report from the Michigan Department of Community Health. The May 2015 report showed elevated levels of PFCs in the Flint River — including […]
Water War Against the Poor: Flint and the Crimes of Capital
Water War Against the Poor: Flint and the Crimes of Capital If ever one wondered about the efficacy of a state government agency imposing officials on local governments, Flint has answered that question forever. In April, 2014, the state-appointed emergency manager, in order to save money, ordered that the city’s water source be changed from […]
The Terror of Flint’s Poisoned Water
The Terror of Flint’s Poisoned Water (Linda Parton / Shutterstock) Less than one month after the attacks of Sept. 11, a senior FBI official, Ronald Dick, told the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, “Due to the vital importance of water to all life forms … the FBI considers all threats to attack the water […]
We’ll all be Flint Michigan someday: U.S. water infrastructure is falling apart
We’ll all be Flint Michigan someday: U.S. water infrastructure is falling apart NRC. 2006. Drinking Water Distribution Systems: Assessing and Reducing Risks Committee on Public Water Supply Distribution Systems: Assessing and Reducing Risks. National Research Council, National Academies Press. [ According to this Free National Research Council report, most water systems and distribution pipes will be […]
6 Cities in Michigan Have Even Higher Levels of Lead than Flint
6 Cities in Michigan Have Even Higher Levels of Lead than Flint (ANTIMEDIA) As the nation rightly focuses on Flint’s ongoing water crisis, other cities in the state of Michigan face even higher levels of lead contamination. The alarming pervasiveness of potentially toxic drinking water extends across the United States. The Detroit News reports that “Elevated blood-lead levels are seen in […]
The Flint Water Disaster: a Perfect Storm of Downplaying, Denial and Deceit
The Flint Water Disaster: a Perfect Storm of Downplaying, Denial and Deceit Flint, Michigan, the city portrayed as the embodiment of a rust belt city abandoned by deindustrialization in Michael Moore’s allegorical documentary, Roger & Me, has recently become a morality play of a different sort as it captures national headlines highlighting a controversial series of decisions […]
How to Test Your Drinking Water (And Why You Should Do It)
How to Test Your Drinking Water (And Why You Should Do It) While we would love to be able to trust the liquid flowing from our faucets, anyone who pays even half-hearted attention to the news knows that we can no longer expect safety in our drinking water unless we confirm it ourselves. The EPA […]
Governor Knew About Flint Water Poisoning for Nearly a Year, Tried to Shift Blame
What Snyder Knew: Flint Email Dump Shows Attempts to Shift the Blame As far back as February 2015, the governor’s administration was informed of issues with Flint’s water Only seven emails sent by Gov. Rick Snyder related to the city’s water system were included in Wednesday’s release. (Photo: AP) Redacted emails released Wednesday by Michigan […]
Budget Cuts and Negligence Poisoned the Drinking Water in Flint, Mich.
Budget Cuts and Negligence Poisoned the Drinking Water in Flint, Mich. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder in 2011. (Michigan Municipal League / CC BY-ND 2.0) Calls for the resignation of Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder are intensifying in the face of evidence that he allowed 100,000 residents of the city of Flint to continue cooking, drinking and bathing in […]
Flint’s Contaminated Drinking Water is Third Water Crisis For Michigan Governor
Flint’s Contaminated Drinking Water is Third Water Crisis For Michigan Governor Residents put at risk by ideology, misguided decisions. Photo courtesy Michigan Municipal League via Flickr Creative Commons Michigan Governor Rick Snyder is at the center of criticism over a public health crisis in Flint, where a state decision to switch the city’s water source ended […]
State of Emergency Declared in Michigan City After Lead Found in Children’s Blood
State of Emergency Declared in Michigan City After Lead Found in Children’s Blood Flint, Michigan– “The City of Flint has experienced a Manmade disaster,” said the city’s mayor Monday evening, as she declared a state of emergency over evidently staggering levels of lead in the city’s tap water. Mayor Karen M. Weaver has requested federal assistance to deal with the fallout […]
