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When the city of Flint, Michigan, began pumping water from the Flint River, it was the cheapest option at the time. But there were problems right off the bat, and complaints from residents rolled in.
What do you do when the water’s not safe to drink, bathe in or even swim in? One mother turned to bottled water – for everything.
On this hour of Reveal, we hear the whole story of how people in Flint, Michigan, went from trusting their tap water to fearing it.
Check out six key stories that help explain how Flint, Michigan, ended up with dangerously high levels of iron and lead in residents’ water supply, which has sparked public outrage and a state of emergency in the city.