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Related: About this forumThe Water Next Time: Professor Who Helped Expose Crisis in Flint Says Public Science Is Broken
By Steve Kolowich FEBRUARY 02, 2016
When Marc Edwards opens his mouth, dangerous things come out.
In 2003 the Virginia Tech civil-engineering professor said that there was lead in the Washington, D.C., water supply, and that the city had been poisoning its residents. He was right.
Last fall he said there was lead in the water in Flint, Mich., despite the reassurances of state and local authorities that the water was safe. He was right about that, too.
Working with residents of Flint, Mr. Edwards led a study that revealed that the elevated lead levels in peoples homes were not isolated incidents but a result of a systemic problem that had been ignored by state scientists. He has since been appointed to a task force to help fix those problems in Flint. In a vote of confidence, residents last month tagged a local landmark with a note to the powers that be: "You want our trust??? We want Va Tech!!!"
But being right in these cases has not made Mr. Edwards happy. Vindicated or not, the professor says his trials over the last decade and a half have cost him friends, professional networks, and thousands of dollars of his own money.
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2naSalit
(86,765 posts)hunter
(38,325 posts)... and they don't see stuff.
Even "scientists."
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)it is being allowed to happen on purpose. They want to destroy all public works, so that private industry can come in and "save" us. And they own enough politicians to make it happen.
Duppers
(28,125 posts)Thx.
mhatrw
(10,786 posts)you are drummed out of the club.