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American drinking water infrastructure is aging, and the impacts are increasingly dangerous. How is the U.S. fixing it?
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Flint: The Poisoning Of An American City
Newsy
December 4, 2022
This documentary is an exploration of the struggle of Flint, Michigan, residents and how the abuse and neglect of environmental regulations led to the poisoning of this city.
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