The Flint water crisis was a 2010s public health crisis which involved the drinking water for the city of Flint, Michigan, being contaminated with lead and possibly Legionella bacteria. [2]

Oct 8, 2024 · After officials repeatedly dismissed claims that Flint’s water was making people sick, residents took action. Here’s how the lead contamination crisis unfolded—and what we can learn from it.

Apr 25, 2024 · Ten years ago, a water crisis began in Flint, Mich. Lead tainted the drinking water. A decade later, people are still asking if the water is safe to drink. Michigan Public's Steve Carmody...

Jan 11, 2025 · Flint water crisis, human-made public health crisis (April 2014–June 2016) involving the municipal water supply system of Flint, Michigan. Tens of thousands of Flint residents were exposed to dangerous levels of lead, and outbreaks of Legionnaire disease killed at least 12 people and sickened dozens more.

May 20, 2024 · In 2016, United Nations experts called the Flint water crisis a human rights disaster and said that the U.S. government needed to improve environmental protections and address environmental ...

The Flint water crisis may be the most serious lead contamination in drinking water to date, but other water supplies across the United States have been affected, too. In 2001, Washington, D.C. changed how it treated drinking water, and lead levels dramatically rose.

Flint’s water tower has a new coat of blue paint and the words “Flint Strong” facing I-475—a message of hope for the Flint community and a statement of progress for the world. But it’s not just a paint job; the tower’s mechanics have been re-engineered and renovated.

Since July 2016, the city of Flint's water system has met state and federal standards for lead in drinking water for 15 consecutive monitoring periods. The latest six-month round of monitoring shows Flint's 90th percentile at 3 parts per billion (ppb), below the requirement of 15 ppb.

3 hours ago · Boston-based Veolia NA was hired as an engineering consultant after the City of Flint switched water sources from Detroit-supplied Lake Huron water to that of the Flint River in 2014. Water ...

2 days ago · The state, Flint, a hospital, and an engineering firm have agreed to a $641 million settlement with residents over the water crisis, with $600 million coming from Michigan. Globe wire services ...