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c2007., National Geographic Call No: 363.73 94 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents only Summary Note: Describes the efforts of Chad Pregracke, who took it upon himself to clean up the Mississippi River, and, with the help of others, founded Living Lands and Water, a not-for-profit organization based in East Moline, Illinois.
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By Mason, Paul2010, c2008., Pre-adolescent, Marshall Cavendish Benchmark Call No: 333.91 MAS Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Environmental footprints.Summary Note: Helps children understand how their actions impact the environment, explaining the importance of conserving water.
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2020., Bloomsbury Children's Books Call No: 615.9 25688 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to read this eBook Username onondaga Password student Summary Note: Through interviews with residents and intensive research into legal records and new accounts, the authors reveal the story behind the water crisis in Flint, Michigan which began in 2014 when government officials of the cash-strapped city that had been abandoned by General Motors decided to temporarily switch its water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River, which then caused widespread sickness and death to its residents.
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Juvenile Call No: 615.9 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A small crowd issued a countdown. Then Mayor Walling pressed a black button on a cinderblock wall, switching off the flow from Lake Huron and unleshing that of the Flint River. The assembled officials held up their plastic glasses for an infamous toast: "Here's to Flint," Walling Said, and the Crowd Echoed. "Here's to Flint" and "Hear, Hear." Book jacket.
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2020., Bloomsbury Children's Books Call No: HI-INT 615.9 COO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In 2014, the residents of Flint, Michigan noticed that their water was a copper hue and smelled and tasted like sulfur. Some began using bottled water, but many of those who didn't started to experience rashes, hair loss, and a frightening, debilitating illness. Still, city officials claimed water tests were normal. It wasn't until nearly a year later when Flint resident Lee Ann Walters sent a water sample to the Environmental Protection Agency herself that the truth came out: the citizens of Flint where being poisoned by their own water supply"--Provided by the publisher.