The Flint River

Author : Benjamin J. Pauli
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780262352949

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Flint Fights Back by Benjamin J. Pauli Pdf

An account of the Flint water crisis shows that Flint's struggle for safe and affordable water is part of a broader struggle for democracy. When Flint, Michigan, changed its source of municipal water from Lake Huron to the Flint River, Flint residents were repeatedly assured that the water was of the highest quality. At the switchover ceremony, the mayor and other officials performed a celebratory toast, declaring “Here's to Flint!” and downing glasses of freshly treated water. But as we now know, the water coming out of residents' taps harbored a variety of contaminants, including high levels of lead. In Flint Fights Back, Benjamin Pauli examines the water crisis and the political activism that it inspired, arguing that Flint's struggle for safe and affordable water was part of a broader struggle for democracy. Pauli connects Flint's water activism with the ongoing movement protesting the state of Michigan's policy of replacing elected officials in financially troubled cities like Flint and Detroit with appointed “emergency managers.” Pauli distinguishes the political narrative of the water crisis from the historical and technical narratives, showing that Flint activists' emphasis on democracy helped them to overcome some of the limitations of standard environmental justice frameworks. He discusses the pro-democracy (anti–emergency manager) movement and traces the rise of the “water warriors”; describes the uncompromising activist culture that developed out of the experience of being dismissed and disparaged by officials; and examines the interplay of activism and scientific expertise. Finally, he explores efforts by activists to expand the struggle for water justice and to organize newly mobilized residents into a movement for a radically democratic Flint.

Author : Joe Cook
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780820350523

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Flint River User's Guide by Joe Cook Pdf

The Flint River is arguably Georgia’s most beautiful river, and in terms of the terrain through which it flows on its 344-mile journey, there is not another Georgia river that exposes the river traveler to more diverse vistas. From the bottomland swamps in its headwaters, through soaring views of Pine Mountain and rapids in the Piedmont, to breathtakingly clear springs in the Coastal Plain, the Flint is filled with surprises at virtually every bend. The Flint River User’s Guide, the fourth in a series of Georgia River Network recreational guidebooks, is a portal to adventure on this spectacular river. The book brings to life the river’s cultural and natural heritage while providing all the details needed to get out on the river and enjoy it via canoe, kayak, paddleboard, or motorized vessel. Whether in your canoe, on the river, or on your couch at home, the Flint River User’s Guide will immerse you in the story of the river, which also happens to be the story of those communities along its course—from the headwaters in the suburbs of metro Atlanta to the backwaters of Lake Seminole near the Florida state line. Features: An introduction and overview of the river Chapters describing each river section with detailed maps and notes on river access and points of interest A compact natural history guide featuring species of interest found along Georgia’s rivers Notes on safety and boating etiquette A fishing primer Notes on organizations working to protect the river Printed on waterproof paper

Author : Anna Clark
Publisher : Metropolitan Books
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781250125156

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The Poisoned City by Anna Clark Pdf

When the people of Flint, Michigan, turned on their faucets in April 2014, the water pouring out was poisoned with lead and other toxins. Through a series of disastrous decisions, the state government had switched the city’s water supply to a source that corroded Flint’s aging lead pipes. Complaints about the foul-smelling water were dismissed: the residents of Flint, mostly poor and African American, were not seen as credible, even in matters of their own lives. It took eighteen months of activism by city residents and a band of dogged outsiders to force the state to admit that the water was poisonous. By that time, twelve people had died and Flint’s children had suffered irreparable harm. The long battle for accountability and a humane response to this man-made disaster has only just begun. In the first full account of this American tragedy, Anna Clark's The Poisoned City recounts the gripping story of Flint’s poisoned water through the people who caused it, suffered from it, and exposed it. It is a chronicle of one town, but could also be about any American city, all made precarious by the neglect of infrastructure and the erosion of democratic decision making. Places like Flint are set up to fail—and for the people who live and work in them, the consequences can be fatal.

Author : Candy J Cooper,Marc Aronson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-19
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781547602339

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Poisoned Water by Candy J Cooper,Marc Aronson Pdf

Based on original reporting by a Pulitzer Prize finalist and an industry veteran, the first book for young adults about the Flint water crisis In 2014, Flint, Michigan, was a cash-strapped city that had been built up, then abandoned by General Motors. As part of a plan to save money, government officials decided that Flint would temporarily switch its water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River. Within months, many residents broke out in rashes. Then it got worse: children stopped growing. Some people were hospitalized with mysterious illnesses; others died. Citizens of Flint protested that the water was dangerous. Despite what seemed so apparent from the murky, foul-smelling liquid pouring from the city's faucets, officials refused to listen. They treated the people of Flint as the problem, not the water, which was actually poisoning thousands. Through interviews with residents and intensive research into legal records and news accounts, journalist Candy J. Cooper, assisted by writer-editor Marc Aronson, reveals the true story of Flint. Poisoned Water shows not just how the crisis unfolded in 2014, but also the history of racism and segregation that led up to it, the beliefs and attitudes that fueled it, and how the people of Flint fought-and are still fighting-for clean water and healthy lives.

Author : Fred Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2001-11-01
Category : Flint River Region (Ga.)
ISBN : 158072003X

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The Flint River by Fred Brown Pdf

Author : Mona Hanna-Attisha
Publisher : One World
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780399590832

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What the Eyes Don't See by Mona Hanna-Attisha Pdf

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • The dramatic story of the Flint water crisis, by a relentless physician who stood up to power. “Stirring . . . [a] blueprint for all those who believe . . . that ‘the world . . . should be full of people raising their voices.’”—The New York Times “Revealing, with the gripping intrigue of a Grisham thriller.” —O: The Oprah Magazine Here is the inspiring story of how Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, alongside a team of researchers, parents, friends, and community leaders, discovered that the children of Flint, Michigan, were being exposed to lead in their tap water—and then battled her own government and a brutal backlash to expose that truth to the world. Paced like a scientific thriller, What the Eyes Don’t See reveals how misguided austerity policies, broken democracy, and callous bureaucratic indifference placed an entire city at risk. And at the center of the story is Dr. Mona herself—an immigrant, doctor, scientist, and mother whose family’s activist roots inspired her pursuit of justice. What the Eyes Don’t See is a riveting account of a shameful disaster that became a tale of hope, the story of a city on the ropes that came together to fight for justice, self-determination, and the right to build a better world for their—and all of our—children. Praise for What the Eyes Don’t See “It is one thing to point out a problem. It is another thing altogether to step up and work to fix it. Mona Hanna-Attisha is a true American hero.”—Erin Brockovich “A clarion call to live a life of purpose.”—The Washington Post “Gripping . . . entertaining . . . Her book has power precisely because she takes the events she recounts so personally. . . . Moral outrage present on every page.”—The New York Times Book Review “Personal and emotional. . . She vividly describes the effects of lead poisoning on her young patients. . . . She is at her best when recounting the detective work she undertook after a tip-off about lead levels from a friend. . . . ‛Flint will not be defined by this crisis,’ vows Ms. Hanna-Attisha.”—The Economist “Flint is a public health disaster. But it was Dr. Mona, this caring, tough pediatrican turned detective, who cracked the case.”—Rachel Maddow

Author : Anne B. Hoos,Jerry W. Garrett,Rodney R. Knight
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Hydrology
ISBN : UOM:39015051620600

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Water Quality of the Flint River Basin, Alabama and Tennessee, 1999-2000 by Anne B. Hoos,Jerry W. Garrett,Rodney R. Knight Pdf

Author : Joe Cook
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780820353913

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Oconee River User's Guide by Joe Cook Pdf

From its small headwaters in Hall County, Georgia, the North Oconee winds nearly seventy miles, tumbling over granite outcroppings at Hurricane Shoals and on to Athens, where it meets the Middle Oconee. From there, the Oconee courses 220 miles through east-central Georgia to meet the Ocmulgee convergence near Lumber City, forming the Altamaha River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean. As the Oconee’s importance as a recreational amenity has grown over the years, University of Georgia students and instructors, the Altamaha Riverkeeper, Georgia River Network, Upper Oconee Watershed Network, and the North Oconee River Greenway have worked together to create a plan for water trails and recreational trails along the river as it flows through Athens. In the Oconee River User’s Guide, both novice and experienced water sports enthusiasts will find all the information required to enjoy the river, including detailed maps, put in and take out suggestions, fishing and camping locations, mile-by-mile points of interest, and an illustrated guide to the animals and plants commonly seen in and around the river. Daytrippers will enjoy Joe Cook’s fascinating description of the cultural and natural heritage of this richly diverse waterway. The Oconee River is home to seventy-four species of fish, including the Altamaha shiner, found only in the Altamaha River basin, as well as thirty-seven species of salamanders and frogs and forty-three species of reptiles, including the American alligator, found in the lower Oconee downstream of Milledgeville. FEATURES: an introduction and overview of the river chapters describing each river section with detailed maps and notes on river access and points of interest a compact natural history guide featuring species of interest found along Georgia’s rivers notes on safety and boating etiquette a fishing primer notes on organizations working to protect the river

Author : Elizabeth A. Frick
Publisher : Geological Survey Water Resources Division
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Science
ISBN : OSU:32435063189575

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Water Quality in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida, 1992-95 by Elizabeth A. Frick Pdf

Author : Andrew R. Highsmith
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226419558

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Demolition Means Progress by Andrew R. Highsmith Pdf

Flint, Michigan, is widely seen as Detroit s Detroit: the perfect embodiment of a ruined industrial economy and a shattered American dream. In this deeply researched book, Andrew Highsmith gives us the first full-scale history of Flint, showing that the Vehicle City has always seen demolition as a tool of progress. During the 1930s, officials hoped to renew the city by remaking its public schools into racially segregated community centers. After the war, federal officials and developers sought to strengthen the region by building subdivisions in Flint s segregated suburbs, while GM executives and municipal officials demolished urban factories and rebuilt them outside the city. City leaders later launched a plan to replace black neighborhoods with a freeway and new factories. Each of these campaigns, Highsmith argues, yielded an ever more impoverished city and a more racially divided metropolis. By intertwining histories of racial segregation, mass suburbanization, and industrial decline, Highsmith gives us a deeply unsettling look at urban-industrial America."

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556031009202

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Saginaw River, Flint River Flood Control by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1916
Category : Flint River (Ga.)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105024418720

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Flint River, Ga by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556031244825

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Spewrell Bluff Project, Flint River by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556031009491

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Flint River Section C-2 Flood Control, Flint, Saginaw River and Tributaries Project by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Mobile District
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Water-supply
ISBN : UFL:31262059406156

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Water Allocation for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) River Basin by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Mobile District Pdf