Flint
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Toxic Policy: The Impact of the Flint Water Crisis on the City’s Children
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In 2015, reports of elevated lead levels in the city’s water supply put Flint, Michigan into the national spotlight. The state-appointed emergency manager’s 2014 decision to approve municipal use of water from the Flint River, in an attempt to help the cash strapped city cut costs, is thought by many…
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Rising from the Ashes: Economic Transformation in Rust Belt Cities
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Recent research reveals that some urban rust belt cities adapted to the changing economic environment to become stable performers in their region.