FLINT, MICHIGAN - 6 Years Later

"6 years after water crisis began, what has changed in Flint — and what hasn’t" PBS NewsHour 8/20/2020

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SUMMARY:  The water crisis in Flint, Michigan, exposed major health and environmental concerns for residents and prompted new scrutiny of access to clean drinking water in the U.S.  But Flint is still grappling with the consequences of its crisis, including financial and legal liability.  John Yang reports and talks to Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, a pediatrician who helped sound the alarm about Flint’s water.

CLIMATE - Heat of the Moment

"With more extreme heat, air conditioning becomes a matter of life and death" PBS NewsHour 7/19/2019

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SUMMARY:  According to NASA, last month was the hottest June documented in the past 139 years.  And the National Weather Service forecasts record highs, at potentially deadly levels, through the coming weekend.  How is climate change related to the extreme heat, and how can individuals and governments prepare for more days of it?  William Brangham talks to Astrid Caldas of the Union of Concerned Scientists.