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On April 25, 2014 officials from Flint, Michigan switched the city’s water supply to the Flint River as a cost-cutting measure for the struggling city. In doing so, they unwittingly introduced lead-poisoned water into homes, in what would become a massive publichealth crisis.The problem started when officials decided to switch the water supply from the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department to the…