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Head Start Program Expanded In Flint To Help Kids Exposed To Lead

6:31pm March 02, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

It's an effort to combat the damaging effects on kids from the city's lead-laced water. The effects of lead exposure are lifelong and can cause learning disabilities.

Ashara Manns says she has to plan her meals around how much bottled water she has.

Doctors In Flint, Mich., Push A Healthy Diet To Fight Lead Exposure

3:27pm March 02, 2016

by Rebecca Kruth

Even low levels of lead in children can cause learning or behavioral problems, the CDC says. But foods packed with calcium, iron and vitamin C can help reduce the absorption of lead in kids.

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When the Flint farmers market moved downtown, closer to public transportation, more low-income customers started shopping there for all their grocery needs, a new study finds.

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In Flint, Mich., Moving The Farmers Market Drew More Poor Shoppers

3:06pm February 19, 2016

by Tracie McMillan

Flint's water woes are in the news. But the city is also a food desert. When its farmers market moved closer to public transportation, it made healthy foods more accessible to low-income shoppers.

A group of community leaders from Denver's Westwood neighborhood toured the Waterton Canyon Reservoir in late October, to learn how the city's water is filtered and treated.

Selling The Health Benefits Of Denver's Tap Water — After Flint

9:13am February 13, 2016

by John Daley

Though Denver's water supply is clean, health officials in Colorado are battling the stigma tap water acquired after the contamination in Flint, Mich. A Latino community group has stepped in to help.

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The Flint River is pictured in downtown Flint, Mich., on Feb. 4. The city's water problems began when it switched to using the Flint River for its supply in 2014. They were exacerbated by government officials' failure to disclose and stop the leaching of

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Flint Residents' Broken Faith: 'The People We Trusted Failed Us'

8:20pm February 10, 2016

State and city officials knew about problems with Flint's water even as they encouraged people to keep using it. Locals are disillusioned, and angry, and rebuilding that trust will be challenging.

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Jeneyah McDonald stands amid cases of bottled water in the kitchen of her home in Flint, Mich. Before water donations arrived in Flint, McDonald says, she spent an estimated $100 out of her $300 weekly grocery bill buying safe water for her family.

When Every Drop Of Water Could Be Poison: A Flint Mother's Story

7:57pm February 08, 2016

For Flint resident Jeneyah McDonald, using bottled water for everything has become an onerous but necessary routine. Still, she worries about the effects that toxic tap water will have on her sons.

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In St. Joseph, La., it's not uncommon for brown water like this to come streaming from faucets.

Beyond Flint: In The South, Another Water Crisis Has Been Unfolding For Years

8:52am February 06, 2016

by NPR Staff

You've heard of the water crisis in Flint, Mich. But it's not the only place with a water problem. In St. Joseph, La., the water "looks like sludge," according to Louisiana's own state health officer.

R&B singer Kem helps Mwamini Wallace carry bottled water to her vehicle in Flint, Mich., last month.

Michigan Governor Wants $30 Million To Help Pay Bills For Lead-Tainted Water

4:31pm February 03, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Flint residents are still being billed for water that's unsafe to drink. Tens of thousands of petitions have demanded a moratorium on residents' drinking water bills.

Controversial Emergency Manager Of Detroit's Public Schools Resigns

2:24pm February 02, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Darnell Earley has been criticized over poor school conditions in Detroit. Earlier, he oversaw the city of Flint's switch to a new water source that led to elevated lead levels.

Pallets of bottled water are seen ready for distribution in a Flint, Mich., warehouse on Jan. 21. The warehouse is the emergency water supply for Flint residents affected by lead-contaminated water.

Flint Begins The Long Process Of Fixing Its Water Problem

2:18pm February 02, 2016

by Ari Shapiro

Experts are scrambling to define the scope of the water contamination disaster in the city of nearly 100,000 and determine how to replace corroded pipes, while making sure to keep the public informed.

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