Flint Water Crisis: A Decade Later, Lead Pipes Still Poison Residents' Lives

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  • Опубликовано: 15 май 2023
  • This detailed Scripps News investigation, explores the ongoing water crisis in Flint, Michigan, where residents are still struggling with lead-contaminated tap water, a decade after the issue first made national headlines. Despite a court-ordered pipe replacement, delays, mismanagement, and bureaucratic hurdles have left many households reliant on bottled water for their everyday needs. Hear firsthand accounts from residents like Adia McCullough, as they navigate the challenges and fears this public health crisis presents every day. Learn about the city's broken promises, persistent health risks, and the broader implications for lead contamination in the American water supply. #FlintWaterCrisis #LeadContamination #PublicHealth"
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Комментарии • 42

  • @scrippsnews
    @scrippsnews  11 месяцев назад +5

    "With the ongoing water crisis in Flint still unresolved after a decade, what do you think can be done to address such public health emergencies more effectively in the future? Share your thoughts on #FlintWaterCrisis and how we can prevent similar scenarios.

  • @marcane6122
    @marcane6122 9 месяцев назад +34

    This is a crime against humanity.

  • @ricileigh88
    @ricileigh88 8 месяцев назад +22

    None of those politicians should get a pay check until it's done. Aren't there records that detail what kind of pipes were installed and the location?

  • @Ysumguy
    @Ysumguy 8 месяцев назад +31

    It's been almost 10 years and FLINT IS STILL POISONED! Wow.

    • @toxicdubz3841
      @toxicdubz3841 2 месяца назад

      do you know how they shower, i want to go to school in flint

    • @Ysumguy
      @Ysumguy 2 месяца назад

      @@toxicdubz3841 well, your name is literally toxic so I’m guessing you should be ok. Lolol jk dude. Hahahahahahaha

    • @toxicdubz3841
      @toxicdubz3841 2 месяца назад

      no im being for real, im going to have to live there for almost 5 years if i decide to@@Ysumguy

    • @toxicdubz3841
      @toxicdubz3841 2 месяца назад +1

      hopefully you can see my new comment: "no im being for real, im going to have to live there for almost 5 years if i decide to"

    • @Ysumguy
      @Ysumguy 2 месяца назад +1

      @@toxicdubz3841 Lol. Hey man. I was just kidding around. I'm not a native there so I wouldn't know. But from the very little research I've done, it looks like there was some sort of progress, but it hasn't been fully resolved yet (which is crazy to me). Some homes and apartments still has traces of lead in their water supplies.
      If I were you, I would check with your supposed landlord or if you're staying on campus, I'd check with the university. Get their confirmation ON PAPER if possible. OR, you could look for another place to do your schooling.

  • @latyasilver
    @latyasilver 8 месяцев назад +9

    Thank you for covering this

  • @donovanwilson6756
    @donovanwilson6756 3 месяца назад +4

    Flint should be paying every family to move out if they wanna choose money over public health involvement elderly, children, and adults. Everyone gets affected by it except the people who run the city

  • @n00n1n
    @n00n1n 11 месяцев назад +10

    How did just cut your losses and move. That mayor obviously just cares about getting a paycheck.

  • @maiworldbonjovi2145
    @maiworldbonjovi2145 5 месяцев назад +3

    I just watch the documentary about flint to think this is still going on in 2023 crazy.

  • @inthefar-queue6270
    @inthefar-queue6270 11 месяцев назад +8

    The funds are there and the work is not being done? Sounds like a third-world country, doesn't it. This has been going on for years and years. This is a disgusting situation, and Flint isn't the only City in the USA where it is unsafe and unwise to drink the City-supplied water. I hear Jackson, Mississippi has an undrinkable water supply.
    What is the matter with the USA? You send billions each year to help other countriesb but you don't spend a fraction of that to mend infrastructure to stop poisoning your own people with lead-contaminated water.
    I am glad I don't live there and, every so often, I hear of shortfalls in the US infrastructure that keeps me away from visiting the U.S. on vacations.
    Come on, America, fix up your own country and take care of your own people before you spend billions trying to fix up other countries.

  • @963freeme
    @963freeme 5 месяцев назад +12

    I wish our tax dollars went here instead of to Israel.

    • @rockystelone21
      @rockystelone21 3 месяца назад

      More went to Ukraine than Israel but you left that out. Im guessing you support that proxy war that dementia jo is pushing.

    • @Noes37
      @Noes37 6 дней назад +1

      Fr help your own country not others

  • @Amber24426
    @Amber24426 6 месяцев назад +2

    This is so disgusting and enraging.

  • @qplaylistlibrary4296
    @qplaylistlibrary4296 7 месяцев назад +1

    That mayor sounds like so many politicians who just don’t care, and he has an arrogant tone. “We will not rush”, but they do need to move with urgency.

  • @ralphkilloran8065
    @ralphkilloran8065 2 месяца назад

    I am an ex Environment Canada employee with first hand knowledge of official corruption in motion when it comes to minimizing levels of contamination in our drinking water. It might be a surprise to many Americans to know that their northern neighbour's water is every bit as contaminated as the water they drink.

  • @jenniferblakely1367
    @jenniferblakely1367 5 месяцев назад +1

    I live in Michigan and thought this was fixed years ago….

  • @trytoholdon
    @trytoholdon 11 дней назад

    This is awful

  • @elamac5628
    @elamac5628 8 месяцев назад +3

    This was supposed to be gentrification in the form of genocide. Again, the spirit of the people prevailed.

  • @eri6219
    @eri6219 3 месяца назад

    Really would not be drinking tap water even outside of flint. The tap water quality in the us is just low. If you’ve been to Northern Europe, or Japan etc you can literally taste the different.

  • @PenguinNuknuk
    @PenguinNuknuk 6 месяцев назад

    2:10 2:55 4:25 5:10 6:30

  • @philipmclaughlin9636
    @philipmclaughlin9636 15 дней назад

    Your tax dollars at work

  • @wigtea5620
    @wigtea5620 6 месяцев назад

    Yup free flint Michigan f the Middle East !