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.
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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?
Environmental Racism in Flint Is Much Older Than the Water Crisis
The longest-running civil rights case against the EPA has just come to a bittersweet end.
The Scope of America’s Failing Water Systems
A new study looks at how often American community water systems violate health standards.
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.
EPA Takes Step Toward Revising Rule on Lead in Drinking Water
The EPA has been working on potential changes to the rule for years, but pressure to revise the rule increased after the Flint water crisis.
Flint Has Finally Been Handed a Legal Victory
Almost three years after the city of Flint, Michigan, began using its namesake river as a source of…
The State of the Union on Clean Tap Water
Some startling numbers, pulled from recent Pacific Standard stories. By Morgan Baskin A sign tells Flint, Michigan, residents…
Why America’s Lead Problem Is So Much Bigger Than Just Flint
There’s not enough money or political will to fix our country’s aging pipes. By Jared Keller (Photo: Sarah…
The Next Flint Water Crisis
A new study suggests a number of minority American neighborhoods are at risk of having unhealthier water than…