The Flint River Lead Poisoning Catastrophe in Historical Perspective

Stephens, Thomas
http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/02/12/the-flint-river-lead-poisoning-catastrophe-in-historical-perspective/
Date Written:  2016-02-12
Publisher:  Counterpunch
Year Published:  2016
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX18699

By now the main facts of the Flint River lead poisoning are pretty well known and essentially undisputed. A spectacular regulatory failure by all levels of government -- enabled by Michigan Governor Snyder's unprecedented "emergency management" policies for African-American majority cities. The big remaining question is why this disaster happened?

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