Flint Fights Back: Environmental Justice and Democracy in the Flint Water Crisis Pauli Benjamin J.
Flint Fights Back: Environmental Justice and Democracy in the Flint Water Crisis Pauli Benjamin J. An account of the Flint water crisis shows that Flint's struggle for safe and affordable water is…
Specifikacia Flint Fights Back: Environmental Justice and Democracy in the Flint Water Crisis Pauli Benjamin J.
Flint Fights Back: Environmental Justice and Democracy in the Flint Water Crisis Pauli Benjamin J.
An account of the Flint water crisis shows that Flint's struggle for safe and affordable water is part of a broader struggle for democracy.When Flint, Michigan, changed its source of municipal water from Lake Huron to the Flint River, Flint residents were repeatedly assured that the water was of the highest quality. But as we now know, the water coming out of residents' taps harbored a variety of contaminants, including high levels of lead. At the switchover ceremony, the mayor and other officials performed a celebratory toast, declaring "Here's to Flint " and downing glasses of freshly treated water.
Pauli connects Flint's water activism with the ongoing In Flint Fights Back, Benjamin Pauli examines the water crisis and the political activism that it inspired, arguing that Flint's struggle for safe and affordable water was part of a broader struggle for democracy.