With regards to the attched sources ” Flint Water Crisis Wheel”:
-What policies did state governments workers pay attention to in deciding to switch Flints water source?
-Who was the leading employer and how did changes in the industry and employment affect the economic security and prosperity of Flint residents and the city?
-How did poverty increase Flint childrens risk of exposure to lead in the water? Discuss consequences of lead exposure. Short term vs long term impact? What amount of lead is a healthy dose?
-How did povert affect families access to healthy foods and the ability to find and purchase safe water alternatives?
-How influential in decisions about safe water were : Political budgetary concerns? The Recievership (near bankruptcy) status of the city? The EPA? and the literal cost of raising water prices?
-what were the negative political consequences of the crisis? (a) what parent voices wer hears? (b)Do you think racial bias played a roll in the crisis, since the most vocal parent in the news, researches and phycian who championed the need for change were not African American
-Who blamed who in the Flint water crisis?
-Who had the power to push for legal action?
-What positive role does legal action play in a crisis like Flints? Would this crisis have happened in Flint township and the NOT the city of Flint itself? why or why not?
-Do you agree that the water is a human right? (yes)
-What should the role of government be in ensuring essential wateer is safe and affordable?
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