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Flint: the Water Crisis that Poisoned my Kids

Mother of four LeeAnne Walters led a citizens' movement that helped to expose the water crisis in Flint, Michigan.

In 2014, US mother of four LeeAnne Walters discovered that the tap water in her home in Flint Michigan was poisoning her children - her young twins developed rashes, her daughter's hair fell out in clumps, and the water itself was a brownish colour. LeeAnne became a 'water warrior' and led a campaign to expose the toxic water crisis.

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(Picture: LeeAnne Walters. Photo credit: Goldman Envrionmental Prize.)

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Wed 23 May 2018 06:06GMT

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