Flint, Michigan: Lethal Water: Instructor's Note

This teaching graphic accompanies a case study focused on the toxic water crisis in Flint, Michigan between 2011 and the end of 2016, which followed the decision to switch the city’s public water supply from Lake Huron to the more corrosive Flint River. The case outlines the factors that led to the initial government decision, and the social, economic, health, and policy consequences that followed. It highlights the role of citizens, scientists, and activists in…

This case summarizes the toxic water crisis in Flint, Michigan between 2011 and the end of 2016, which followed the decision to switch the city’s public water supply from Lake Huron to the more corrosive Flint River. It outlines the factors that led to the initial government decision, and the social, economic, health, and policy consequences that followed. The case highlights the role of citizens, scientists, and activists in raising public awareness of the crisis…

This role-play exercise accompanies a case study focused on the toxic water crisis in Flint, Michigan between 2011 and the end of 2016, which followed the decision to switch the city’s public water supply from Lake Huron to the more corrosive Flint River. The case outlines the factors that led to the initial government decision, and the social, economic, health, and policy consequences that followed. It highlights the role of citizens, scientists, and activists in…