Flint isn’t alone: America has a coast-to-coast toxic crisis

Grist
By David RosnerFeb 14, 2016, 6:00 am174 pts
“I know if I was a parent up there, I would be beside myself if my kids’ health could be at risk,” said President Obama on a recent trip to Michigan. “Up there” was Flint, a rusting industrial city in the grip of a “water crisis” brought on by a government austerity scheme. To save a couple of…

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