The Flint, Michigan water crisis is sickening to me. In recent weeks, it has come to light that researchers were sounding the alarm about high levels of lead in the drinking water supply and the blood of children.  One unbelievable aspect of this story is captured in this article by the Detroit Free Press,

In January of 2015, when state officials were telling worried Flint residents their water was safe to drink, they also were arranging for coolers of purified water in Flint’s State Office Building so employees wouldn’t have to drink from the taps, according to state government e-mails released.

Just as Flint’s water supply is making people sick, this revelation literally makes me sick.  Flint’s crisis is a full blown environmental crisis with potent questions swirling about the water delivery infrastructure, environmental justice, and public health. However, as I watch this event play, some key lessons are emerging for the public about weather and climate.

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