In 2014, the residents of Flint, Michigan noticed that their water was a copper hue and smelled and tasted like sulfur. Some began using bottled water, but many of those who didn’t started to experience rashes, hair loss, and a frightening, debilitating illness. Still, city officials claimed water tests were normal. It wasn’t until nearly a year later when Flint resident Lee Ann Walters sent a water sample to the Environmental Protection Agency that the truth came out: the citizens of Flint were being poisoned by their own water supply.
Based on the authors’ original reporting, featuring photographs as well as government documents, Poisoned Water is a riveting look at an alarming story of a government who turned away from its citizens—and the power of those same citizens who rose up to demand action.
Authors’ note. “Credits and Contributors.” Index. Black-and-white photographs.
Title alpha Poisoned Water: How the Citizens of Flint, Michigan, Fought for Their Lives and Warned the Nation
Category Nonfiction High Plus
Pages Count 256
Genre Nonfiction
Topics Lead poisoning. Flint, Michigan. Lead content of drinking water. Water quality management. Twenty-first-century US history.
Trim Size 9" x 6"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2020-05-18
JLG Release Date Aug 2020
Minimum grade 9
Maximum grade 12
Reading level High
Format Print
Nonfiction High Plus (Grades 9 & Up)
Nonfiction High Plus
Nonfiction High Plus (Grades 9 & Up)
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