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Nobody intentionally poisoned anyone, and the EPA had certified the water source. The pipes leached lead, and it was a tragedy, but heads on pikes aren't going
by nwah1 5y ago
Nobody intentionally poisoned anyone, and the EPA had certified the water source. The pipes leached lead, and it was a tragedy, but heads on pikes aren't going to fix much.
A more comprehensive process for certifying water which includes a full accounting of the pipes, additives, and water source would help. Restitution to the victims helps.
Many many water systems around the country are vulnerable to this kind of thing, as long as the pipes are lined with lead. That this particular city experienced it is awful, but it could easily happen to dozens of other cities, and likely already is affecting many.
Mayors don't control funding. City councilors and voters generally do.
Maybe let's lock up all voters who failed to adequately fund water.
- tata71 5y ago> Nobody intentionally poisoned anyone, Once the local governing authority began shipping in bottled water to their office, without immediately sounding the alarm, is the moment the liability begins.
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- londons_explore 5y agoI'd like to see an infographic of the number of micrograms of lead consumed as: * Someone living near an airport where avgas is used * Someone living in flint during their lead trouble. * Someone who lives in an old house with lead paint & roofing. * Someone who licks 'highly lead comtaminated' toys made in China... Knowing the scale of these issues would surely make things better, and all the news articles I can find don't even have estimates for number of micrograms...