City are not just important books, they are useful as history and as. The flint water crisis timeline is a critical element in flint michigan history. Recently health officials are investigating if 87 cased of legionnaires disease is linked to the water crisis. Flint water crisis blamed for lower fertility rates. The health and safety problems caused by the water crisis in flint, michigan, havent gone away. Leeanne walters, miguel del toral, mona hannaattisha and marc edwards, all instrumental in bringing the flint water crisis to light, met together for the. A cornucopia of history and responsibly researched details. The first full account of the flint, michigan, water scandal, an. On july 10th, alumna anna clark, 03 rc creative writing and literature and lsa art history, will release her longawaited journalistic portrayal of the flint water crisis. Flint doctors water crisis book is this years great.
Flint water crisis could squeeze michigan s finances. The twoway lead seepage into the drinking water in flint, mich. The poisoned city by anna clark and what the eyes dont see by dr. Hidden history of flint by gary flinn the history press. Rick snyders administration in scrutiny and criminal charges against a. Mona hannaattisha has landed on oprah winfreys list of the top books to read this summer. Flint eying significance of ag actions, bombshell vice. Book on flint water crisis to be featured at fall luncheon. We also offer recommendations intended to ensure that another flint does not happen again in flint or anywhere in michigan. Nick lyon is the director of the michigan department of health and human services. Anna clarks book on the flint water crisis rises to a great challenge. The lead water crisis in flint was the result of a hasty and sloppily implemented decision to change the source of the towns water from lake michigan to the flint river without adequate testing for, and without legally mandated treatments to address, higher levels of corrosiveness in the new water. How flints water crisis happened, and why it isnt over. A new book about flint s water crisis comes from the pediatrician and public health expert who was first to reveal the extent of lead contamination on the struggling citys children.
Gary flinn showcases the obscure and surprising elements of the vehicle citys past, including how the 2014 water crisis was a half century in the making. His earliest writings were for flint central high school publications the tribal times and the arrow head. In flint, between 6,000 and 12,000 children have been exposed to drinking water with high levels of lead. When flint changed its water source from treated detroit water and sewerage department water to the flint river, it created a serious public health danger. A native of michigan, clark was inspired to write a collection of individual journalistic articles on the crisis before she created her book. Flint water crisis, public health crisis april 2014june 2016 involving the municipal water supply system of flint, michigan, which resulted in residents being exposed to dangerous levels of lead. Joe biden went to flint and barely mentioned the water. Besides the uncommon sense, he also contributed articles for your magazine, the flint journal and downtown flint revival magazine. Flint water crisis book selected as great michigan read bookstr. Books about the past, present, and future of american cities if youre looking for the heart, humor, and, at times, horror of flint, michigan and cities like it all over the country look no further than these five nonfiction books. Michigan emails show officials knew of flint water disease risk. This is a guide to information sources about the flint water crisis. Concrete slopes capped with wire fences flank the water.
Flint, michigan a bottle of water taken from flint s contaminated municipal supply, held by a protester outside michigan gov. Although it was once a thriving industrial centre, the city of flint in souteastern michigan. Mona hannaattisha offer cleareyed accounts of the flint water crisis that exposed the michigan citys residents to lead. This happens to be the most popular post in the history of. Flint, michigan, changed its water system in 2014, resulting in water so toxic that residents got sick. Ap its been more than three years since flint, michigan, switched its water source in an effort to save money, which led to a manmade public health crisis embroiling michigan gov. Flint water crisis simple english wikipedia, the free. The book details the lead up to the flint michigan water crisis, written by a woman who exposed the crisis was selected as this years great michigan read. Students hear firsthand about flint water crisis news for fenton. A story of crisis, resistance, and hope in an american city, goes on sale tuesday, june 19. This is an important book, for flint, for all american cities, and for our nation.
Flint again became the focus of national attention in the 2010s when gross mismanagement of the citys water supply led to a crisis that left residents exposed to dangerous levels of lead. Pediatrician who exposed flint water crisis shares her. Based on original reporting by a pulitzer prize finalist and an industry veteran, the first book for young adults about the flint water crisis in 2014, flint, michigan, was a cashstrapped city that had been built up, then abandoned by general motors. However, we want to correct the misconception that april 25, 2020 is the deadline to bring charges against those who may be criminally liable. Flint, mi a flint pediatricians book on the citys water crisis has been chosen for a statewide reading and discussion program that kicks off. The poisoned city examines the events that led up to this crisis. Flint s water and the american urban tragedy, published by metropolitan books, is the culmination of more than three years of work that includes her own. The book offers a ticktock of the crisis and what got dr. It is the winner of the hillman prize for book journalism and the rachel carson environment book award. Flint pediatricians book selected as great michigan read. Historian, gary flinn lectures at the flushing historical society from his latest book, a hidden history of flint, michigan. State pledged to start restart the investigation into one of the worst manmade environmental disasters in us history. Brown water flows from a faucet in flint, michigan the visible aspect of a water emergency. Flint crisis creating bull market for water stocks.
Mona hannaattisha explained shortly before addressing an audience sunday night at the maryland theatre, is not just about the lead water crisis in flint. A 150year timeline of the flint water crisis pacific. I thought it would have been easy to write just a flint book, a flint water crisis book, but i took a risk and i wanted to include my immigrant story into this. Residents of flint, michigan are pulling together but preparing for the worst, years after lead was found in their water supply subscribe to the national. Ap a book by a flint pediatrician and public health expert who helped expose the citys leadcontaminated water crisis has been selected as this years great michigan read. On april 25, 2014 officials from flint, michigan switched the citys water supply to the flint river as a costcutting measure for the struggling city. Flint water crisis book selected as great michigan read. Flint community leaders were livid with joe biden after he barely mentioned the water crisis when people who have power to elevate your story come and totally disregard your story, youre retraumatized, said one flint public health advocate who felt biden used the event as little more than a. The flint river scribbles 142 miles through mid michigan, and a noticeable change occurs as it flows southwest into the city of flint.
Anna clark, author of riders 2019 shared read book the poisoned city, spoke about the flint, michigan, water crisis in the bart luedeke center theater on oct. Gary is the author of remembering flint, michigan, published by the history press. But that flip of a switch isnt when the citys water crisis began. Throughout the book, clark slowly reveals the history of flint, which at times i found kind of boring. The flint water crisis is a public health crisis that started in 2014, after the drinking water source for the city of flint, michigan was changed. T he town of flint is still reeling from the contamination of its water supply, which exposed thousands of residents to leadlaced water, put michigan gov. A new york times notable book the dramatic story of the flint water crisis. The flint water crisis is a drinking water contamination crisis in flint, michigan. New book on flint water crisis explores toxic legacy of. As part of a plan to save money, government officials decided that flint would temporarily switch its water supply from. New book on flint water crisis explores toxic legacy of racist policies. Tricounty times fenton, mi hannah ball staff reporter.
The lead water crisis in flint was the result of a hasty and sloppily implemented decision to change the source of the towns water from lake michigan to the flint river without adequate testing for, and without legally mandated treatments to address, higher levels of corrosiveness in the new water supply. A medical and scientific thriller, the book grapples with our countrys history of. He was in that job when a deadly legionnaires disease outbreak occurred in genesee county in 2014 and 2015. Flint s water and the american urban tragedy, named one of the years best books by the washington post, the san francisco chronicle, kirkus, the new york public library, audible, and others. Shes part of a classaction lawsuit stemming from the 2014 switch in the citys water supply. So its hard to overstate how important anna clarks new book the poisoned city. In michigan, if youre in financial dire straits, the state can come in and. Anna clark shares her book advocating on behalf of flint. As the crisis unfolded, the timeline dimick and his team created for the local portion of the exhibit expanded. Flint doctors water crisis book is this years great michigan read.
Flint doctors water crisis book is this years great michigan read posted sep 10, 2019 what the eyes dont see, a story of the flint water crisis by dr. In april 2014, flint changed its water source from treated detroit water and sewerage department water sourced from lake huron and the detroit river to the flint river. The book details the lead up to the flint michigan water crisis, written. Karen eaton, a longtime resident of flint, michigan, lives in a house built in 1920. This book does a lot to explain the history of city planning in the area and how flint, michigan. Doctor pens book on her role in revealing flint water crisis. Flint was in a nearbankruptcy state, really suffering from crisis for years, if not decades before this water crisis.
Before flint, michigan realized its water crisis in 2014, the city was nearing bankruptcy. Doctor pens book on her role in flint water crisis. Add to that the horrifying irony of a water crisis erupting in flint, smack in the middle of the great lakes region, the largest source of. Criminal statutes of limitations vary depending on the offense and the date of the alleged criminal act. Flint, mi a new book on the flint water crisis by dr. A story of environmental injustice and bad decision making, the water crisis in flint, michigan, began in 2014, when the city switched its drinking water supply from detroits system to the. Hannaattishas book covers a monthlong period in the middle of the crisis, roughly from the moment she learned about lead in flint s water to a news conference she held announcing test. It still traces the history of flint s water system, and the battles between local, regional, state, industrial, and civic interests, all of which led to the disastrous decision to switch to flint river and the citys longunused, underprepared treatment plant. I wrote this book, not only to share the lessons of flint, not only to inspire folks to be active, to resist, and to work to better their communities. Michigan water regulator fired for role in flint crisis as fallout continues. Flint michigan water crisis history timeline michigan. When the people of flint, michigan, turned on their faucets in april 2014, the water pouring out.