Flint
Meet the Entrepreneurs Working to Resurrect Flint
Flint's water crisis contributed to a national image of the city as a site of intractable poverty. Local business people are working to to change that perception.
Why Does Flint Need Jaden Smith to Donate Water Filters?
The celebrity's foundation will donate water filtration systems to the Michigan city. But what does that say about how the city has handled its water crisis?
How a Coming Exodus From Flint Could Further Imperil the City's Infrastructure
According to a new study, wealthy and educated citizens could be the first to go.
'Flint Is the Urban Crisis of the Century': A Conversation With Anna Clark
The Michigan journalist talks about her new book, the state of Flint's water, and how we reckon with a negligent government.
EPA Found Culpable in Flint's Other Lead Crisis
The longest-running civil rights case against the EPA has just come to a bittersweet end.
Michigan Will Stop Distributing Free Bottled Water to Flint Residents
Governor Rick Snyder announced Friday that the city's water supply is safe for residents.
Scientists Have Found More Evidence That the Flint Water Crisis Led to an Outbreak of Legionnaire's Disease
New research suggests that, when officials in Flint, Michigan, didn't properly treat their water, they created the conditions for a deadly bacteria to grow.
How America Forgot About the Lead in Its Water
In the mid-1980s, a raft of new research found America's children also ingested lead from paint chips and dust, shifting the public focus from tap water to paint.
Officials Covering Up Drinking Water Scandals
Vague regulations let government officials hide drinking water contamination from the public.
The Referendum That Could Have Saved Flint
Michigan's voters decided to scrap the kind of super-empowered emergency managers who made questionable decisions in Flint—but state lawmakers found a way to revive the program.
A 150-Year Timeline of the Flint Water Crisis
Lessons about Flint’s long history of dirty water—from 1873 to the latest revelations about toxic taps.
When a Small-Government Philosophy Rules the Day
The crisis in Flint, Michigan, reveals the dangerous downside of treating public safety as just another line item.
Lead by the Numbers
Looking at the Flint water crisis from a different perspective.
What's Flint Doing About the Water Crisis?
Thanks to the Flint water crisis, the city's kids could experience terrible, long-lasting consequences.
Could Salt Have Contributed to the Flint Crisis?
High chloride levels are problematic.
State Officials Ignored Flint's Water Crisis
More troubling news in Michigan.
Led Astray
Flint made many mistakes, but its haphazard lead monitoring system was the worst of them.
New Jersey's Water Problem, in One Graphic
Children in 11 municipalities and two counties in New Jersey have higher levels of lead in their blood than children in Flint, Michigan.
The Malfeasance That Created Flint's Water Crisis
A new report on lead contamination in an Ohio city underscores the severity (and ubiquity) of the town's health disaster.
Flint’s Water Crisis Is Bigger Than Just Flint
The Rust Belt city's disaster is a sign of things to come.
How a Concerned Mother Uncovered Flint, Michigan’s Lead-Laden Tap Water
Toxic tap water is just not acceptable in 2015 (in Flint, Michigan, or anywhere else).
The 30 Top Thinkers Under 30: The Aspiring Astronaut and Polymath Who Sees Patterns in Just About Everything
We canvassed the world of the social and behavioral sciences, looking for rising stars whose careers promise to make a lasting mark. We'll be profiling the top 30 throughout the month of April.
Is This the Beginning of the End for Gratuities?
New technology is nudging Americans to be more generous at the till. For now.
Rust Belt Geography and Awful Journalism
The dominant view of dying cities is outdated and wrong, and journalists are largely responsible for the geographic misconceptions.