And in Michigan, Governor Rick Snyder has announced that the city of Flint will reconnect to Detroit’s water system amid a public health emergency over contaminated water. This follows more than a year of protests by residents who began experiencing health issues after the city’s unelected emergency manager decided to begin drawing water directly from the polluted Flint River in order to save money. Resident and community organizer LeeAnne Walters spoke about the contaminated water in a video produced by local journalists Kate Levy and Curt Guyette.

LeeAnne Walters: “In April, beginning of April, we found out my child had lead poisoning, and that’s when the city came out and shut my water off. On Detroit, we didn’t have these issues.”