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RSSIncome, Race, and The Availability of Safe Drinking Water in Two Michigan Cities
Analies Dyjak @ Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at 3:29 pm -0400
Governor Gretchen Whitmer recently called on the Federal Government to assist a community in Michigan struggling with unsafe lead levels in drinking water. Benton Harbor is located on Lake Michigan and has violated the Safe Drinking Water Act on numerous occasions in the past 6 years. Benton Harbor and neighboring St. Joseph combine to form what locals call the “twin cities.” Both of these communities are almost identical in total area and population size, but differ tremendously when it comes to race, economics, and access to safe drinking water.
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