This lead-poisoned Indiana city could be the next Flint

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By Nathalie BaptisteMar 18, 2017, 6:00 am198 pts
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In East Chicago, Indiana, where 90 percent of this population of 29,000 are people of color and one-third live below the poverty line, a lead crisis is unfolding and residents are concerned that…

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