—The story of the doctor who shed light on the Flint water crisis and revealed the government’s abandonment of civic responsibility—
The Non-fiction Feature
What the Eyes Don’t See – A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City
Author: Mona Hanna-Attisha
Publisher: One World
Pages: 384 | 2019
We found out later that in January 2015, state officials, while telling Flint residents that their water was safe to drink, were arranging for water coolers to be delivered to the Flint State Office Building so state employees wouldn’t have to drink from the tap.
The Fiction Spot
Chevy in the Hole
by Kelsey Ronan
“There was lead in her bloodstream. The Flint River was the amniotic fluid she had somersaulted in. There was no way of knowing what would happen to her, the particular ways she would suffer, or who she could’ve been.”
The Product Spot
NRDC’s Guide to Safe Drinking Water
NRDC’s guide to safe drinking water discusses not only the possibility of lead in water but also PFAS (“forever chemicals”), atrazine, pathogens, nitrates, arsenic, and more. It also addresses what to do if you believe your water violates federal standards, and other questions about your drinking water.