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Commentary: Lead water pipes created a health disaster in Flint, but replacing them with cheaper plastic carries hidden ...
Flint made headlines in 2015 when tests revealed dangerously high lead levels in its drinking water. The city had switched its water supply to the Flint River a year earlier, and corrosive water had damaged aging lead pipes, exposing thousands of people to …