Oct 8, 2024 · A story of environmental injustice and bad decision-making that has yet to be fully resolved, the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, began on April 25, 2014, when the city switched its...

After $400 million in state and federal spending, Flint has secured a clean water source, distributed filters to all who want them, and laid modern, safe, copper pipes to nearly every home in the city. Politico declared that its water is "just as good as any city's in Michigan."

Apr 25, 2024 · Ten years ago, a water crisis began in Flint, Mich. Lead tainted the drinking water. A decade later, people are still asking if the water is safe to drink. Michigan Public's Steve Carmody...

Jan 11, 2025 · Flint water crisis, human-made public health crisis (April 2014–June 2016) involving the municipal water supply system of Flint, Michigan. Tens of thousands of Flint residents were exposed to dangerous levels of lead, and outbreaks of Legionnaire disease killed at least 12 people and sickened dozens more.

We have investigated the chemistry and engineering behind what happened to Flint’s water, why it was corrosive, and the extent to which the system appears to be recovering.

Apr 8, 2024 · On April 25, 2014, the City of Flint, Michigan changed their municipal water supply source from the Detroit-supplied Lake Huron water to the Flint River. The switch caused water distribution pipes to corrode and leach lead and other contaminants into municipal drinking water.

May 6, 2024 · The water crisis in Flint, Michigan, unfolded in 2014, when a state-appointed emergency manager decided to switch the city’s drinking-water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River.

In a nutshell, the Flint water crisis had to do with highly toxic levels of lead leaching into the city’s water supply. This was caused by pipe corrosion due to a lack of oversight at the Flint Water Supply Plant.

Apr 18, 2024 · FLINT, Mich. – It’s been 10 years since the tragic Flint water crisis began. One moment one decade ago set thousands of residents on a scary and dangerous path.

Jun 15, 2024 · In 2013, the city of Flint, Michigan faced a financial crisis. The city’s solution to their lack of funding was to stop pumping water from Detroit’s water system, and instead pump water from the Flint River.