The legacy of the Flint water crisis

Six years ago, lead seeped into the tap water in Flint, Michigan, while state and local officials said everything was fine. Now, the same doctor who proved something was wrong is taking the first comprehensive look at the thousands of kids exposed to lead in Flint. Sharyn Alfonsi reports.
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[@robertthomas5226]

As a Flint resident, this crime must never be forgotten. Meanwhile we are still paying top-shelf prices for public water we do not trust enough to drink.

[@Praisethesunson]

The irony of you all paying some of the highest rates in the nation for water. When you are so close to one of the largest sources of fresh water on the planet. It would be funny if it wasn't so stupidly tragic.

[@kurtisw4826]

@@Praisethesunson who dat?

[@Praisethesunson]

@@kurtisw4826 Flint dat

[@MuddyBubby]

Leave then

[@Gstunfisk]

Consider not voting democrats

[@johnnyjinkle]

My heart breaks for these kids. I can't believe this is still an issue that hasn't been solved.

[@eunicegyimah8197]

Yes I know this is horrible

[@johnorosz7477]

Elect politicians who understand the importance off maintaining infrastructure. Lead water pipes should have been replaced decades ago.

[@barak4474]

Democrats

[@orbjorgragnarsdottir3448]

In the greatest nation in the world

[@iamergoproxy3476]

Because you had a Republican who did everything to make sure that wouldnt happen

[@blondbomber_13]

Please don't stop talking about this until ALL of Flint has safe water!

[@Praisethesunson]

Flint will never have safe water again. So how long does that mean we have to talk about it?

[@davidleethompsoniii8263]

Finally they Revisited this, a crime! A little background from history... The Etruscans who had two story buildings, fantastic artwork and gorgeous tombs for their rich people... They from 800 BC to 200 BC! All died. The Romans just moved in and took credit for all the stuff that they found sitting there. The Etruscans used lead pans so they died out in a generation... The used lead in their cooking because it made the meals taste sweet and delicious... Didn't have any idea that they were going crazy and stupid. (POISON THEMSELVES)

[@johndoh2167]

they still dont have clean water in 2021?

[@firstlast8190]

Cheaper to start a new county

[@timedimes]

it will never be

[@rough_exportproductions4730]

Those "officials" should be forced to drink 50 gallons of the "safe" water, if they're so certain.

[@YOLO-hy9pt]

Like Obama did. Touch the glass of water with the tip of your lips. He knew why.

[@0pp841]

But then the effects takes time to show, and they would have to take cognitive tests.

[@Skipbo000]

We tried, but were called "insurrectionists" when we went to the capitol to do that.

[@ProjectFlint]

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[@circawut]

@Allison Bauch exactly

This is so heartbreaking and disgusting, it makes me sick

[@ProjectFlint]

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[@nickjw88]

Elect politicians who understand the importance off maintaining infrastructure. Lead water pipes should have been replaced decades ago.

[@ezrathomas7658]

Politicians 💀 your a bot to the max

[@ezrathomas7658]

The politicians need to drink this water

[@CyberspacedLoner]

politicians and officials are bribed by the super rich billionaires to ignore the interests of the people

[@robertdwyer6379]

I agee and that falls on the county and city's

[@mchjsosde]

@@cornholiofan1995 you sound like a capitol rioter...

[@joannebrennan7144]

This female Pediatrician in Flint Michigan should be given the Nobel Peace prize for her extensive work on this avoidable tragedy & the exposure of the politicians behind it!!!

[@aaronjay4896]

Absolutely

[@jussymorgan1358]

Well done DR. Glad someone's on the people side.

[@bballjulien]

This is so depressing i see why some people stay away from politics and current events. People are so incredibly selfish its insane.

[@jim2498]

@@cruisinusa5110 sorry but this a city mayor and city council fault and I pretty sure they are Democrat so yes vote out all the Democrats they don't care about American

[@depressedbrownsfanisgettin5551]

@@cruisinusa5110 The insurrection, maybe. The babes? Republicans are pro-life....

[@brucebenik2]

How many other cities have problems like this right now, that haven't yet been discovered?

[@aaronjay4896]

Lots I am sure

[@jamesmorris9957]

Detroit has bad water

[@circawut]

I've heard places in Illinois and in Louisiana and as well as New York with sewage backups and the sewage water getting into the water pipes

[@MrRamazanLale2]

Tons

[@jacquelinejones8681]

Truly heartbreaking. Really makes you think about the water that you drink every day.

[@bicyclist2]

I was living in Michigan when this crisis started. In northern Michigan the tap water comes from ground water, and lake water. It's so clean that Ice Mountain bottled water is Michigan tap water. I'm not surprised that nothing has changed as Michigan is completely bankrupt and very corrupt. And has been for decades. I hope and pray that things get better. Thank you.

[@markbrinton6790]

Absolutely shameful. I feel for those kids and families.

[@dg.7126]

It is beyond disgusting that these criminals get away with harming 14,000 people and not one person has been held directly accountable.

[@ericheine2414]

Unbelievable- 2021 and this crap is still going on. Whoever's responsible is complicit.

[@Praisethesunson]

Well duh. It was a deliberate action as part of a BS secular religion created by billionaires to keep money in their pockets while the rest of society crumbled.

[@Dakatari]

Racism is at the heart of this many other issues that plague this country. God Bless Dr Mona, Sandra Jones and R.L. Jones Community Outreach Center for great work in community by educating the community about the dangers of the drinking water in Flint Michigan and for giving out safe drinking water.

[@jamesnevitt3400]

Yelp it's not just in flint it's everywhere there is poor blacks . Or people in general cab you imagine those old pipes that's in places like Chicago st louis etc.

[@DocLumen]

Speaking as someone living in Flint myself? Yes, this is still going on, but in ways you won't expect, and in some ways it's actually gotten worse. Them saying that the water is safe actually IS NOT a total lie - some places in Flint does have safe drinking water again after the pipes have been replaced. Thing is it's not exactly the residential areas - it's places like downtown around the University of Michigan and some of our medical facilities. A couple bars and restaurants in Flint are able to just use water straight from the tap and it's got no impurities. The damage has been done though, because said bars and restaurants I mentioned, even after having confirmed that the water is safe, still use filters for their water on the off-chance there's something in the water that isn't being detected such as Legionnaires. Fact of the matter is, this current generation of people - from the older people to the younger ones - will probably never trust our water again. Even some of us that moved away from Flint to somewhere that certainly does have safe drinking water doesn't trust the water and will still get water from jugs and bottles; we've seen people deteriorate because of the water in the end, it doesn't just affect health and IQ levels it also caused mental illnesses such as Bipolar Disorder to get markedly worse, sometimes irreversibly worse. What this news bit doesn't touch on though? Covid. Covid made getting water a lot more difficult in some cases - not everyone has the luxury of going to water pickup sites for free water for one reason or another, so a lot of families went to places like Walmart or Krogers or similar places that actually have little stations that let you refill gallon jugs of water for just pennies, and even those that had the water pickup sites you were looking at a lot of people coming through an area. While A LOT of us in Flint are extremely respectful of each other - to the point that we didn't argue at all about wearing masks when it was first brought up and protests did not happen here outside of street graffiti due to not wanting to disrupt others' lives - a good chunk of us also aren't in good health thanks to the Water crisis. The direct result? It became too risky to go out and get water like we used to. Those water stations I mentioned? A good chunk of them got shut down due to risk of contamination. And water delivery is... limited. I'm not sure how other families handled it overall, but my own family ended up paying more to get fresh jugs rather than refills, and then those new jugs sat on shelves for a few days after being thoroughly disinfected to make sure they didn't have the virus on them, sometimes longer (for clarification as to why - both parents are immunocompromised, elderly, with bad lungs, top of the list of at risk), and we were having money issues as is. The water crisis is still going on. And it's gonna keep going on for a long while for a lot reasons, even long after all the pipes are replaced.

[@ravemachin]

As a canadian and a lefty when i frst heard of this i was livid....we in Canada have very good water from the tap.....as we should Stay strong

[@spidey56765]

Damn, I see this as a disgrace and I would rather have the national guard come and build than that damn wall. I’ve concluded that some places just have clean running drinking water and the rest of us need to use extra filters. It may be best to leave these areas until the water systems are replaced because it’s not fair to use people in Michigan like testing subjects. I think a lot of places have bad water but it’s finally getting mainstream and even though it’s taking long we are learning.

[@DocLumen]

@@spidey56765 trust me when I say a good number of us do want to leave to go to better places. The issue? Most of those people can't - just can't afford the move.

[@DirtyGetoKid]

No he didn’t say “sorry”. Damn right your sorry.

[@paulakstamps7852]

It doesn't matter the communities this happens in, officials work with big corps. They don't want huge payout settlements. So it's hidden as long as no one in the community gets wiser. Salute to the doctor for sticking with this.

[@sheli5483]

He felt a responsibility to GM, not to the citizens.

[@brandonphillips7216]

That's big business. What else do they get that we don't.

[@Johnny_Pballs]

Ive been dealing w this crisis for 7 yrs. My son is seven now and seems to be doing good but i will never trust that water again.

[@brookelynharvey5501]

Just wanted to thank this pediatrician and teams for preventing so much bad.

[@jongameaddict]

I honestly cannot understand how people can be so evil as to allow this water crisis to continue. It's amazing there haven't been mobs out hunting the people responsible. I absolutely would.

[@chadevans4922]

I am curious to know if all those plastic bottles are being recycled. Otherwise, Flint might have another problem. Not as serious as lead in the water, for sure. But trash is trash.

[@Mockduck2020]

And you’d be amazed how much water it actually takes to make those bottles.

[@toadinthehole8085]

They probably refill them from the tap .

[@xladydriver]

Probably .. Michigan pays for plastic bottles. Look at a label it'll say MI.

[@karendalsadik7119]

They probably aren’t most aren”t most bottles aren’t.

[@gemelwalters2942]

Who do you think is making the bottled water? It's the same ppl paying politicians to remove environmental protections. If there's no water from the tap, ppl will buy more water. Nestle is one of those culprits

[@brettlarch8050]

This doctor is an American patriot and hero!!!

[@thechosenoneilluminati4380]

Over 1500 communities in America have unsafe drinking water.

[@reaper84]

So preventable. So heart breaking... =(

[@issemxfi]

Great Lakes vs Flint River? Who got rich?

[@Praisethesunson]

The already wealthy got slightly richer.

[@tonycaesar4144]

Like Michael Jackson said “they don’t care about us “

[@mikkihester]

I do. Truly

[@yosyem6956]

The pipes may be able to be replaced but the trust of the community in its public servants is going to be extremely hard to get back if that’s even possible😣so incredibly heart breaking

[@Kaotik199O]

They did to waste less money??? So where did that money, that was saved go??? Who pocketed that money??? 👀👀🤔🤔 How come we get punished and sometimes thrown in jail if we tax payers refuse to pay taxes because we want to “save money” and keep it to ourselves? But when they do it, they get a slap on the wrist! 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@kaykaystern]

I'm from Flint. My kids and I lived with this untill the hives and rashes got to be too much, bathing from bottles isn't fun. .. we were fortunate to be able to leave, we moved north. But we went thru it and half of my family is still going thru the aftermath of this. It's still not fixed. It's 2024 ...

[@heyaisdabomb]

This is the problem with republican logic. In an attempt to save money, that poisoned an entire community, leading to life long health problems. These kids will require higher health care costs, and guess who will have higher premiums to make up for these higher costs? WE ALL WILL! Until republicans start to understand, we live in an interconnected world, and the problems of your neighbor are also your problems, we will suffer through this world together, even if it's not directly. You can't just look at the surface when solving a problem. You have to look at the chain reaction that a switch like this can have.

[@NotRogan]

Who's buying and installing lead pipes for drinking water in the first place? Doesn't make any sense.

[@johngreene6783]

Lead pipes were used back in the day

[@darwinsbestbuddies8055]

They are old pipes. You’d be much safer drinking from a river.

[@danawashington750]

Wow. Poor Babies and people

[@PhilippZ]

In developing countries they have trucks going around the neighborhood with 20 liter water jugs that mount on dispensers (water cooler). These are refillable and get taken back every time new ones get delivered. That would be cheaper for residents and cause less plastic waste and contamination in water from the plastic.

[@toweronthehill]

This is so sad. No reason these people should have been exposed to this horrible toxin. SAD.

[@lesjones7729]

Why haven't the city and state officials been brought up on charges?

[@momof4258]

Some people believe activated charcoal can remove heavy metals from the body, including lead. It probably won’t remove all of it, but it could help. If it was my kid, I would try it.

[@rayjarheadify]

That entire governmental body should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

[@jlb7741]

Thank you

[@richard3793]

America the richest country has the worst infrastructure.

[@internetofthings298]

The city is in bring of bankruptcy

[@potobserver9191]

this is why i laugh at my dad when he says, "we used to drink water straight from the hose"

[@moniqueengleman873]

That part is true! We did drink from the hose. We did not have such greed and corruption back then. It was a sweet time to grow up in Ky.

[@circawut]

And correction gm truck and bus used to dump chemicals that ended up getting into the pipelines around van slyke. All they got was a fine and it was swept under the rug.

[@pplett8238]

7:06 whaaaat?? They destroyed a whole generation of lives!

[@malikr2271]

Shouldn’t they be able to draw from a superfund and get the pipes fixed?

[@KingofgraceSARA]

OR just print up some money @ the FED!

[@guidomotshagen7541]

Thanks for the update.

[@pachiroth7848]

I was just talking about this yesterday! What a convenient 60 minuites to be published now

[@WattUNeed]

Sue them all.

[@henk-3098]

That's why you shouldn't have lead water pipes. It can be safe as a protective mineral layer often forms inside the pipe but like you see in Flint... It can go horribly wrong.

[@traverserred]

far as ive heard people are still having issues with Flint water

[@Praisethesunson]

Well yeah. There are literally thousands of homes with lead pipes that were permanently corroded and still leaching lead to this day. The government won't fix them because those pipes belong to the home owner(landlord). Which means the poison in those thousands of homes is permanent.

[@christopheb9221]

This is one of those clear examples of it might cost a lot of money to build something but ignoring a problem causes a much larger problem. They tried to save money by switching water source and not spend money on treating it and now they have to rebuild the system, then bottled water which their is the extra cost(i am curious of where this bottle water comes from hopefully not the same multiplical water of flint) which also would be the extra plastic trash and time wasted on having to get bottled water, and then there is the medical and living expenses that will go on for at least a century and not only kids but pregnant women. (fuq this makes me so sad & mad) and presumably legal cost both settlements and court cost.

[@johngreene6783]

This is unbelievable

[@rrdcreates]

Why is this still not fixed?!

[@xxxavier04]

Question how would things have been different if this happened in an upper class area with few minorities?

[@Maxime_K-G]

If Nestle bribed enough, we could do this in all American towns!

[@Johnsonmaddog]

disconnected a raw sewage pipe that was 6 feet above the ground. I disconnected a Flint, USA fresh water pipe from ground level. The Fresh water pipe had a suction that could suck my urine from half a feet away. I attached the raw sewage pipe to the fresh water suction pipe. Flint, USA drinks my excellence

[@melatoninqueen6914]

Lead wasn’t and isn’t the only issue, there was a legionnaires disease outbreak as well because of the use of flint river water. but the local government didn’t want anyone to know that so they covered it up

[@TheHermitProcess]

Imagine how many other states are silently having this problem.

[@petervanschenck4596]

The function of government. First and foremost.....provide for the safety of citizens. To not even know the condition of the new water supply is criminal.

[@KiDQute]

This makes my whole body hurt.

[@robertdwyer6379]

If I remember correctly the mayor who's getting off scott free signed papers that would have switched it over before emergency management was even in place

[@ravemachin]

Nope....its was the GOVERNOR'S decision....mayor had fuckall to do with this

[@robertdwyer6379]

@@ravemachin look up public records

[@thepearlswirl]

Imagine if they put the energy in this issue more than impeachment. I’m no Trump supporter but damn if they can come together that quick. Why can’t they for huge issues that last for years? 😕

[@eavn9684]

Most people hate federal intervention.

[@JennyWren333]

First the kids have been exposed and drenched with a heavy metal, and then...there’s all that plastic.

[@mubashirkhan6913]

Why they don't use RO system or water purifier ? As we in India use water purifier in every home . ( Geniune Question from India)

[@sexyalleycat]

I literally cried while holding my son, why do people do this to my people this is just disgusting. Those poor babies 🥺

[@yzrippin]

Your people?

[@scottashe984]

@@yzrippin 🤔

[@tranayajordan8508]

I feel your pain 💔

[@tranayajordan8508]

@@yzrippin Black and mostly poor

[@yzrippin]

@@tranayajordan8508 why or how does that make them your people?

[@olmed4405]

This is disgusting. Instead of giving aid to other countries the money should go to fix this problem!!! These are US CITIZENS. sheesh pisses me off how we can give aide to other countries while citizens are still going through this.

[@tashabyer3855]

Sounds like what happened in my town, point pleasant, WV. A plant up river from us was dumping chemicals in the river and it got into our drinking water, caused cancer, liver damage, decreased fertility, and increased risk of asthma and thyroid diseases. Lead poisoning is MUCH worse but they should pay for the wrong they have done to these residents of Flint.

[@lukethompson1127]

And I still wonder why pencils still have led in them... 🤔🤔🤔

[@staceygeez]

I always wonder how this would have been handled would it have happened in Beverly Hills

[@MrAllen-fv9cj]

Is it like +1, +5, or +10 RADS for drinking the water? You can use Rad-away or Rad-X to help.

[@sunseeker9581]

Can't believe this is happening in other areas too. This is criminal.

[@icecreamjunkie6790]

I’m from Grand Rapids, Michigan. If I ever go to Flint (I don’t know why I would), I refuse to drink the tap water. I will bring bottles. I don’t care what the EPA or any government agency says, I don’t trust them.

[@rockystelone21]

bring a gun as well

[@ginadelsasso288]

5 years later.... I would have walked away from my house and loan 5 months into all of that. If that wasnt an option, i would redo my roof and install a water collection system. The only thing i would you city water for would be the toilet. Michigan gets plenty of rain that you could collect enough to live off of.

[@chickennugget6233]

Have you not seen their neighborhoods? Everyone is poor. How exactly are you going to be able to accomplish all of that when you cannot even meet your basic needs after working 50 hrs a week?

[@Jessie_Helms]

“60 minutes” *looks at time stamp* “Hol up”

[@BlownMacTruck]

🙄 Are you seriously that dumb that you don’t know what 60 Minutes refers to, even though it’s one of the oldest news shows ever, and you tried to make a joke out of it? God you’re sad.

[@silasdietrich7464]

Why in the world are people still living there

[@nb7466]

Ita sad that the whole city then the state then the country let that happen. Its not 1695 we should all have clean water.

[@andrewm3544]

Good God! Corrupt to the core!

[@ABC-ABC1234]

Meanwhile USA has billions to spend in Ukraine! You guys deserve the government you elect!!! Arguing about genders, abortion, affordable social services but unanimously agreeing upon entering a proxy war with Russia?! Mind you those billions spent could have easily solved this problem and a plethora of other problems!

[@zengaming8803]

Someone save Michigan. I feel for these people in flint, then they have Detroit. The state is a mess!

[@Itschrissytyme]

I hope then sued the state!

[@scuddyleblanc5119]

Flint had good water from the Detroit system prior to politicians wanting to stimulate the economy by setting up its own water system. The disaster started in 2013, and President Obama declared it an emergency and did little else. If you re going to blame the governor, you should include the city council, the mayor, and Obama for not helping with the emergency.

[@TodoProto]

“What you gonna do when there’s blood in the water”

[@ralph4370]

Seems if you google the phrase "Flint clean water" there was an article that read Flint has had clean water for over 1 year now. Why is it still under reported? The report was released early December.

[@jengable4888]

I now have to purchase a new water filter where I live, and I do NOT drink the tap water. I purchase bottled water, and use the filter to wash dishes, and cookware. I do NOT live in Flint, however, I know there are problems across the US with toxic and unpalatable water to drink. (Mesa/Tempe, AZ, Newport News, VA, a city in Connecticut !)

[@melissadavis2873]

Why don't they have the bigger bottles?? Like 3-5 gallon, water dispenser kind?

[@melissadavis2873]

I mean, not to fault the people trying - this is awful. The government needs to fix this!

[@primalizard8466]

Ok wtf do you mean "would this have happened in a rich, white suburb?" Do you think they intentionally chose Flint because it's majority black? You could see she was not prepared for that question, like who tf asks that to someone who just wants their water back?

[@AuthorJanaeMarie]

Exactly. I absolutely cringed when she asked that question. Such poor taste.

[@russbrockway1726]

its rediculous the state of this situation, no resolution in sight the settlement is a slap in the face after watching 2 dogs and 2 cats die from water poisoning along with property damage and health issues

[@jamesdandy1777]

Flint Michigan is one of the most dangerous cities in the country unfortunately

[@troutman00]

So proud to be american where we can't even have good drinking water! From putting transport lines right next to some of the most pristine water sources to floradating. What planet are we on anyway? This is so beyond criminal........

[@DEXWrecksOfficial]

Arrest fmr Govenor Snyder, he was told this could happen and went ahead with the switch

[@issemxfi]

I bet the crooks are getting all the contracts for the new piping...

[@vicycross6037]

Oh you KNOW they are!

[@karendalsadik7119]

It keeps the oil and water companies making a…profit.

[@MsMelyjean]

This is so sad.

[@debbieandersen1122]

God bless Sandra Jones (from Mexico).

[@chrisbauer1925]

4:30. While what happened in Flint is inexcusable, oversimplifications like this are destructive. Just because water can corrode engine parts does not make it inherently unsafe to drink, and lead filled water that is deadly to drink will not necessarily cause harm to engine parts. Similarly, brown tap water is also not particularly dangerous if it's simply some rust. Ultimately it wasn't the water source itself that was dangerous, it was the effect that water had on the lead pipes that was. It bugs me when people conflate the two points without explaining the science behind it. That being said, my heart goes out to all those effected by the crisis.

[@supercia1]

Wait how can you even shower in this city. Lead poisoning is bad.

[@armorykittington]

Wait, I thought this was resolved. This is so horrible. The water is literally dissolving the human body and people are waiting in lines for bottled water? Good job, America.

[@billgatesleavingyamomshous8177]

Not having clean water to drink in 🇺🇸?? That’s pathetic

[@JoeWayne84]

Wait for 5 hours for 12$ worth bottle water from Walmart wow