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Publication: The BG News, Bowling Green State University, Bolwing Green OH.
The very same racial bias that inundates the American justice system has also seeped into the drinking water of Flint, Michigan. About two years ago, the state of Michigan took over the city's budget and in an effort to save money, decided to temporarily change Flint's water source from the fifth largest freshwater lake in the world - Lake Huron - to the toxic Flint River. The river has been the dumping ground for industrial pollution for decades and is actually called "General Motors Sewer" by the locals.
Residents soon began to complain. Researchers from Virginia Tech found the water to be highly corrosive due to the fact that it wasn't treated in accordance with federal law. Since so many of Flint's service lines are made of lead, the poison leaked into the community's water supply.
What has resulted in the short-term includes countless complaints of discolored, foul-smelling water and skin rashes. The long-term effects, which would be particularly harrowing for children, include: learning difficulties, lower IQ...