‘The next Flint,’ and America’s problem with lead in its water

Grist
By Molly EnkingAug 19, 2019, 3:58 am252 pts
Tell me if you’ve heard this one before: A U.S. city is facing a public health crisis, after years of denying that it had a problem with lead in its drinking water supply. In 2016, that would have been a reference to Flint, Michigan. This week, it’s Newark, New Jersey, where city officials on Sunday…

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