https://padlet.com/jsdavis18/nhn743nfmqkx The Guardian article en-us 2016-11-16 22:37:19 UTC 2016-11-28 16:41:26 UTC hello@padlet.com jsdavis18 https://padlet.com/jsdavis18/nhn743nfmqkx/wish/138272846 2016-11-16 22:39:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jsdavis18/nhn743nfmqkx/wish/138272846 jsdavis18 https://padlet.com/jsdavis18/nhn743nfmqkx/wish/138272897 2016-11-16 22:39:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jsdavis18/nhn743nfmqkx/wish/138272897 jsdavis18 https://padlet.com/jsdavis18/nhn743nfmqkx/wish/138273506 April 2014- city switched water sources and got water from Flint R. to save money (P 2)]]> 2016-11-16 22:44:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jsdavis18/nhn743nfmqkx/wish/138273506 jsdavis18 https://padlet.com/jsdavis18/nhn743nfmqkx/wish/138273515 officials reported an increase in Legionnaires' disease- a severe form of pneumonia- after the switch (P3,4)]]> 2016-11-16 22:44:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jsdavis18/nhn743nfmqkx/wish/138273515 jsdavis18 https://padlet.com/jsdavis18/nhn743nfmqkx/wish/138273529 Tests also revealed elevated levels of chemical compounds in the water supply that can lead to liver or kidney issues. (P3,4)]]> 2016-11-16 22:44:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jsdavis18/nhn743nfmqkx/wish/138273529 jsdavis18 https://padlet.com/jsdavis18/nhn743nfmqkx/wish/138273548 a task force appointed by governor Rick Snyder blamed the state's enviromental department from failing to properly treat the Flint river to officials belittling responses to public outcry]]> 2016-11-16 22:44:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jsdavis18/nhn743nfmqkx/wish/138273548 jsdavis18 https://padlet.com/jsdavis18/nhn743nfmqkx/wish/138273562 “The itch, it’s just unbelievable,” say Ernie Perez, 73, “It’s not an itch like you got a little mosquito bite or something.”]]> 2016-11-16 22:44:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jsdavis18/nhn743nfmqkx/wish/138273562 jsdavis18 https://padlet.com/jsdavis18/nhn743nfmqkx/wish/138276455 Flint's situation is even more exasperating considering it has some of the highest water rates in the country (P3,4)]]> 2016-11-16 23:12:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jsdavis18/nhn743nfmqkx/wish/138276455 jsdavis18 https://padlet.com/jsdavis18/nhn743nfmqkx/wish/138276659 lead leached off of household pipes because the state environmental body didn't require them to use corrosion control (P2)]]> 2016-11-16 23:14:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jsdavis18/nhn743nfmqkx/wish/138276659 jsdavis18 https://padlet.com/jsdavis18/nhn743nfmqkx/wish/138277329 Between June 2014 and November 2015 there were 87 cases of Legionella in Genesee County, where Flint is located, 10 of which resulted in death]]> 2016-11-16 23:21:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jsdavis18/nhn743nfmqkx/wish/138277329 jsdavis18 https://padlet.com/jsdavis18/nhn743nfmqkx/wish/138277565 “It’s become painfully obvious that every level of government, including but not limited to the EPA … have felt no urgency about this matter at all,” said Henry Henderson, midwest director of the Natural Resources Defense Council (P2,3,4)]]> 2016-11-16 23:23:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jsdavis18/nhn743nfmqkx/wish/138277565 jsdavis18 https://padlet.com/jsdavis18/nhn743nfmqkx/wish/138278461 Flint was planning on joining Detroit's water system, but they had a one- year notice to negotiate a short-term contract until 2016, so Flint's R. was temporary (P2)]]> 2016-11-16 23:31:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jsdavis18/nhn743nfmqkx/wish/138278461