Name: Flint's water crisis, explained in 3 minutes
Uploaded: 2022-03-27T21:06:24.159816+00:00
Duration: 216 s
Channel: ALD

Flint, Michigan, tried to save money on water. Now its children have lead poisoning. Joe Posner explains. For much more on Flint's water crisis: http://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2016/1/20/10799294/flint-michigan-water-crisis-lead-contaminated

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Flint, Michigan, tried to save money on water. Now its children have lead poisoning. Joe Posner explains. For much more on Flint's water crisis: <a href="http://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2016/1/20/10799294/flint-michigan-water-crisis-lead-contaminated" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2016/1/20/10799294/fl…</a>Subscribe to our channel! <a href="http://goo.gl/0bsAjO" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/0bsAjO</a><a href="http://Vox.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vox.com</a> is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out <a href="http://www.vox.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.vox.com</a> to get up to speed on everything from Kurdistan to the Kim Kardashian app. Check out our full video catalog: <a href="http://goo.gl/IZONyE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/IZONyE</a> Follow Vox on Twitter: <a href="http://goo.gl/XFrZ5H" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/XFrZ5H</a> Or on Facebook: <a href="http://goo.gl/U2g06o" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/U2g06o</a>

The images of the water in Flint are shocking

always been appointed by the governor to turn around flint's

Corrosion eating up pipes, causing main breaks, causing discoloured water.

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The images of the water in Flint are shocking. Would you drink that people have dumped in this river forever?

always been appointed by the governor to turn around flint's finances. These managers can make cost cutting measures without the normal political procedure. I think what we have to do is look at the expense side.

Corrosion eating up pipes, causing main breaks, causing discolored water and about 20% of the homes. There's just too much lead.