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activism, community, 8, federal disaster General Motors (GM), manslaughter,
13, 21, 27 assistance, 27 10, 12, 13, 20, 29 involuntary, 26
African Americans, 9 Flint, MI Great Lakes, 10 metals, 19
American Civil Liberties aftermath of water Guyette, Curt, 21
Union, 21 crisis, 24–27 Obama, Barack, 25, 29
causes of water Hanna-Attisha, Mona, orthophosphates, 19
bacteria, 8, 19 crisis, 8, 16 21–22, 24
community organizing hazards, environmental, pneumonia, 23
Center for Health, in, 8,13, 21, 27 6 pollution, 9
Environment and crime charges human rights, 7
Justice, 26–27 against leaders, 26 racism, environmental, 6
chlorine, 19 drinking water involuntary Red Cross, 18
citizen-scientists, 8, supply, 15, 29 manslaughter, 26
27, 29 economic conditions, iron, 19, 20 sacrifice zones, 26
civil rights movement, 19 Snyder, Rick, 22–23, 29
13 health problems journalists, Sustainable Development
clean water, access to, caused by water investigative, 21 Goals, UN, 7
7, 10 crisis, 7, 23
community organizing. history, 10–15 Karengnondi Water timeline, 29
See activism, infrastructure, 9 Authority (KWA), 15
community introduction, 4–9 unions, labor, 13
corrosives, 19, 29 lead in water, 20–23 Lake Huron, 15 United Auto Workers
population, 12, 19 leaching pipes, 8, 19 (UAW), 13
del Toro, Miguel, 21 reactions to water lead, 8, 20–23, 24,
discrimination, racial, 13 crisis, 16–23 27, 29 Walters, LeeAnne,
state of emergency Lead and Copper Rule, 20–21
E. coli bacteria, 19, 29 declared in, 27 waste, 9
Edwards, Marc, 21 22–23, 29 Legionella bacteria, 19 Water Action Decade, 7
environmental justice, timeline, 29 Legionnaires’ disease, water pipes, corroded,
6, 9, 26, 27 water treatment 23, 24, 29 16, 17, 19
EPA (Environmental facility, 14, 15 Love Canal, NY, 27 Weaver, Karen, 22
Protection Agency), who was affected
21, 29 by water crisis, 9
Flint River, 11–15

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