Flint Faces Water Crisis Now, And For Years To Come (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

It’s a ritual we all do every day: turn on the tap and fill up a glass with water. In Flint, Michigan the consequences are catastrophic. The drinking water is contaminated by lead. Four percent of Flint’s children have been poisoned. The Governor declared a state of emergency. State police ready to go door-to-door with bottled water. The White House is monitoring. Parents are up in arms. This hour On Point, infrastructure, water safety, and the crisis in Flint. — Jane Clayson
Interview:
https://onpoint.wbur.org/2016/01/11/flint-water-crisis-lead-water-rick-snyder