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Flint water crisis: American city is still charging residents up to $200 a month for contaminated 'toxic waste' water
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[quote:Philligan:MV8zMDY0MjE1XzU0NDczNjAwX0UzNTE0NDc4] lead exposure to children leads to an increased chance of lifelong violent behavior and poor impulse control, creating a crime epidemic, creating untold costs for the city in enforcement, property loss and damage, lost life, lost property value, etc. all because they skimped on a water additive http://www.wired.com/2011/06/the-crime-of-lead-exposure/ [/quote]
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Despite being several months into a contaminated water crisis that US president Barack Obama has declared a federal state of emergency, the city of Flint, Michigan is still charging residents up to $200 a month for their supply, it has been claimed.
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