Flint crisis, four years on: what little trust is left continues to wash away
by Jessica Glenza in Flint, Michigan from on (#3NM5Z)
Since 2014, Flint has received millions of dollars in aid, and the state of the water is improving - but residents are still left with physical ailments and lifelong fears
LeeAnne Walters was one of the activists who brought Flint's brown, lead-laden water to the world's attention, thrusting plastic bottles of dingy liquid into camera lenses and the national consciousness.
Four years later, you might think things have improved in the Michigan city. But Walters is still bathing her kids in bottled water, which she heats on the stove in four separate pots and a plastic bowl in the microwave.
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