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The dramatic story of the Flint water crisis, told with the gripping intrigue of a Grisham thriller ( O: The Oprah Magazine )an inspiring tale of scientific resistance by a relentless physician who stood up to power. Flint was already a troubled city in 2014 when the state of Michiganin the name of austerityshifted the source of its water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River. Soon after, citizens began complaining about the water that flowed from their tapsbut officials rebuffed them, insisting that the water was fine. Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, a pediatrician at the citys public hospital, took state officials at their word and encouraged the parents and children in her care to continue drinking the waterafter all, it was American tap water, blessed with thestatesseal of approval. But a conversation at a cookout with an old friend, leaked documents from a rogue environmental inspector, and the activism of a concerned mother raised red flags about leada neurotoxin whose irreversible effects fall most heavily on children. Even as circumstantial evidence mounted and protests grew, Dr. Mona knew that the only thing that could stop the lead poisoning was undeniable proof and that to

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Author

Hanna-Attisha, Mona

Publisher

One World, an imprint of Random House

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9780399590832

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Memoir, Medical, Management

Rating

4.6 / 5 (1,368 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14