> A surprising amount of Americans refuse to drink tap water entirely, in their own suburban homes with quality municipal water It shouldn't be surprising that

> A surprising amount of Americans refuse to drink tap water entirely, in their own suburban homes with quality municipal water It shouldn't be surprising that Americans might understand that their water might not actually be safe despite the municipal government saying it is. It took two whole years for administrators in Flint, Michigan to acknowledge their lead pipe crisis. Trust needs to be earned and maintained, and America is notoriously bad at maintaining critical public infrastructure.