Description
Marc Edwards, who was among the first to identify toxic levels of lead in the water in Flint, Michigan, talked about the water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi, and what it will take to fix aging water infrastructure systems throughout the country.
8 minutes
Keywords
- Corrosion
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Infrastructure
- Lead Action Level
- National Enforcement Investigation Center
- Particulate
- Revenue
- Sewage
- White House
Additional Resources
- Primary Source Current Event Video Analysis Handout - Google Docs
- Video Clip: Flint Water Contamination Crisis
- Video Clip: REEL AMERICA - Environmental Protection Agency History, 1970-1985
- Bell Ringer: The Role of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Bell Ringer: Urban Policies Impacting the Flint Water Crisis
- Bell Ringer: The Role of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Lesson Plan: The Power of Geographic Data: FEMA Floodplain Maps
- Lesson Plan: Pros and Cons of the Bureaucracy