From April 2014 to October 2015, city leaders forced residents to receive water from the polluted Flint River as a cost-saving measure. The immediate fallout was large-scale illness and deaths, with a lingering tenor of resentment and distrust. This is a special report from the School of Journalism at Northeastern University.
Flint’s public school students have developed drastic learning and behavioral issues as a result of the water crisis
BY Steph Conquest-Ware
Deserted By Justice
More than a decade after the water crisis, no officials have been held accountable and no residents have seen a penny from the $640 million settlement — except lawyers
BY alexa Coultoff
Pipe Politics
Efforts to repeal lead pipe replacement put millions at risk of exposure
BY Harrison Zuritsky
Coping with Cancer
After years of fighting to be heard, Flint community advocates convince state to fund study of an unusually large incidence of cancer cases
BY Mary raines alexander
For the low price of…
Flint is full of abandoned houses, but some hope the low prices will spark a market comeback
BY Emily Niedermeyer
The People Flint Made
An oral history of identity, endurance, and adaptation.
BY claire Adner
A Forgotten Population
Flint seniors are still navigating the costs of the water crisis
BY Harrison Zuritsky
Once broken, forever lost
Flint residents have lost trust in their government but found faith in each other
BY alexa Coultoff
A Poisoned Legacy
Families are still battling health issues more than a decade after the water crisis
BY Alaa Al Ramahi
‘Break The Stigma’
How local artists are working to change Flint’s image through public art
BY Asher Ben-Dashan
Flint Looks Forward
Flint residents have lost trust in their government but found faith in each other
BY Emily Niedermeyer
Translating A Crisis
Flint’s Hispanic community is searching for strength after feeling excluded from officials’ English-dominated response to the crisis
