#FlintWaterCrisis: Our children are paying the price

A five-year old boy reacts as his mother tries to comfort him while
having his blood drawn to be tested for lead in Flint, MI.
Photo: Bryan Mitchell for The Guardian

The water in Flint, Michigan became contaminated with lead in April 2014. The officials changed from the Detroit water to the Flint River. This was done as a way to save money until the new pipeline for Lake Huron was completed. No one really knows what the long-term effects will be for those children who were exposed to lead contaminated water for over two years.