Flint, Michigan Lead Crisis
In August of 2015, Elin played a critical role in uncovering the Flint Water Crisis by convincing Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, a Flint pediatrician, to conduct a study that discovered elevated lead levels in children living in Flint, Michigan. Safe Water Engineering has continued to provide Flint support in the background, analyzing source water quality changes in the community and working on state policy to prevent another Flint Water Crisis (see Michigan Water Policy). All of these resources have been written or contributed to by Safe Water Engineering.
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In the Media
These links feature articles that mention work that Safe Water Engineering has completed or quotes them directly about the work they are doing.
The Flint water crisis and lead poisoning, 10 years later : Short Wave : NPR
State blames commercial properties for slight increase in Flint water lead levels
Years After Flint Water Crisis, Lead Lingers in School Buildings Across the Nation | Great Lakes Now
POLITICO Pro | Article | 'Shocking to the conscience': Mich. court OKs Flint claims
Created Equal, Season 2: Warnings of a Crisis in Flint Go Ignored - WDET 101.9 FM
I Helped Expose the Lead Crisis in Flint. Here’s What Other Cities Should Do. - The New York Times
High school friend sounded first alert to Flint’s Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha