by Jennifer Ellberg

FLINT WATER CRISIS

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The city has a population of 99,000, and 4 out of 10 residents live in poverty.

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Flints drinking water became contaminated with lead April 2014

they had to buy bottled water in flint to use because the tap water isn't clean

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the water is contaminated with lead

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The flint river water damaged the pipes and the drinking water that may still be poisonous

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$5 million in federal aid

Lead poisoning affects intelligence and can cause learning disabilites.

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The president actions authorized the FEMA to coordinate responses and cover 75% of the costs for much-need water

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The state has worked to get free bottled water,filtering kits, and water testing kits to residents. (Help from the national guard)

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The city used to use water from Lake Huron, but changed to the more polluted Flint River to save money.

people had to boil the water to clean it

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Flint water is contaminated with lead. The city has seen a spike in the levels of lead in children's blood. May cause learning disabilities, speech and language problems and behavioral problems. Kids absorb lead more easily than adults.

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the city changed its source of water back to lake Huron in October, but concerns about contamination remain because the water from the Flint River damaged pipes.

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Failed to require the addition of anti-corrosive chemicals to the water could have protected the pipes.

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testing needs to be done and replacing of faucets and other fixtures at schools and other public facilities that could be sources of the leaching of lead

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to limit the effect of lead poising in children dr.mona hanna-attisha said children should eat better and be educated about the problem

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People continued to cook and drink with the water, even though the smell, color, and taste was different

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blood of children

"We get treated like... we don't matter". "That's how it's been feeling"- says Hawk

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Based on tests conducted between oct. & dec. 2015, shows that 43 people had elevated blood lead levels

Snyder is taking control to make everything right again

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"We were drinking it regularly," said Battle. "The whole family."

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Call in the world health organization to help with the water

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Also call the center for disease control

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evacuate

Make a dam and have the river filter through it or just get water from lake michagan

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Meeting with the county and see if there is funding to recover these damages.

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give filters to all those effected

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