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April 25, 2021 – April 26, 2021 all-day
2021-04-25T00:00:00-04:00
2021-04-27T00:00:00-04:00
On April 25, 2014, Flint mayor Dayne Walling pushed a small black button and set in motion one of the worst disasters in Michigan history. Facing bankruptcy, and under the direction of a state-appointed emergency manager, the city had decided to switch its water supply to the Flint River to save money. We all know what happened next. Dangerous levels of lead turned up in the water, poisoning children. An outbreak of Legionnaire’s Disease killed at least 12 people. The Flint Water Crisis became a global outrage.
Source: Dustin Dwyer, Michigan in the 2010s, Michigan Radio, December 17, 2019.