Tabitha M. Powledge discusses coverage of two leading figures in the Flint water story — Virginia Tech water scientist Marc Edwards, whose report documented Flint's lead contamination issues, and pediatrician Mona Hanna-Attisha, who delved into hospital records to document rising blood lead levels in the city's children. Both scientists, Powledge writes, were subjected to efforts by government agencies to discredit them and their findings before their vindication.
February 13, 2016
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