Article 5PSNR A Black town’s water is more poisoned than Flint’s. In a white town nearby, it’s clean

A Black town’s water is more poisoned than Flint’s. In a white town nearby, it’s clean

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Eric Lutz in Benton Harbor and Erin McCormick in C
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Activists in Benton Harbor say it's been an uphill battle getting the city, county and state to take action

Bobbie Clay first realized something was wrong a few years ago.

The water at her Benton Harbor, Michigan, home had started coming out of the tap looking bubbly and whitish". When she filled a glass with it, she could see matter floating around inside. I became very concerned," she recalled in a recent interview.

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