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Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 07 May 2019
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/11363.003.0001
EISBN: 9780262352932
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 07 May 2019
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/11363.003.0002
EISBN: 9780262352932
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 07 May 2019
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/11363.003.0003
EISBN: 9780262352932
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 07 May 2019
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/11363.003.0004
EISBN: 9780262352932
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 07 May 2019
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/11363.003.0005
EISBN: 9780262352932
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 07 May 2019
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/11363.003.0006
EISBN: 9780262352932
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 07 May 2019
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/11363.003.0007
EISBN: 9780262352932
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 07 May 2019
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/11363.003.0008
EISBN: 9780262352932
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 07 May 2019
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/11363.003.0009
EISBN: 9780262352932
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 07 May 2019
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/11363.003.0010
EISBN: 9780262352932
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 07 May 2019
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/11363.003.0011
EISBN: 9780262352932
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 07 May 2019
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/11363.003.0012
EISBN: 9780262352932
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 07 May 2019
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/11363.003.0013
EISBN: 9780262352932
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 07 May 2019
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/11363.003.0014
EISBN: 9780262352932
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 07 May 2019
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/11363.003.0015
EISBN: 9780262352932
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 07 May 2019
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/11363.003.0016
EISBN: 9780262352932
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 07 May 2019
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/11363.001.0001
EISBN: 9780262352932
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.