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n2doc

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Wed Feb 3, 2016, 04:48 PM Feb 2016

The 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 people’s 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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http://chronicle.com/article/The-Water-Next-Time-Professor/235136

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The Water Next Time: Professor Who Helped Expose Crisis in Flint Says Public Science Is Broken (Original Post) n2doc Feb 2016 OP
Big Fat K&R!!! 2naSalit Feb 2016 #1
Business as usual in the U.S.A.. You can always pay someone not to see stuff... hunter Feb 2016 #2
It is not ignored... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2016 #3
Excellent, EXCELLENT interview. Duppers Feb 2016 #4
"Science" is also pay to play. If what you discover threatens some corporation's profits, mhatrw Feb 2016 #5
Great interview, well worth the read. Thanks! gvstn Feb 2016 #6
Huge K & R !!! WillyT Feb 2016 #7

hunter

(38,264 posts)
2. Business as usual in the U.S.A.. You can always pay someone not to see stuff...
Wed Feb 3, 2016, 05:38 PM
Feb 2016

... and they don't see stuff.

Even "scientists."



 

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)
3. It is not ignored...
Wed Feb 3, 2016, 05:45 PM
Feb 2016

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.

mhatrw

(10,786 posts)
5. "Science" is also pay to play. If what you discover threatens some corporation's profits,
Wed Feb 3, 2016, 06:13 PM
Feb 2016

you are drummed out of the club.

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