We are now 1,605 days into the ongoing crisis with the water in Flint, Mich. The residents are being told that their tap water is below the federal threshold for lead contamination, but they still don’t feel safe drinking it. Bottled water distribution has been discontinued, since the state believes the water system…

As of Thursday, the people of Flint, Mich., have been without a clean and stable water system they could trust for 1,604 days. The city’s water service lines are in the process of being replaced, but experts have said even that improvement comes with the danger of reintroducing lead into the water supply. The city and…

This is a reminder that 1,598 days after it began, the water crisis in Flint is still not completely over. They keep saying the water is better and that things are improving—but at the end of the day, is anything really being accomplished?

As of Thursday, the people of Flint, Mich., have gone 1,569 days without a clean and stable water system in their city. The lead service line is in the process of being replaced, and the government keeps telling the city that its water is safer now—but residents remain skeptical. Through it all, city and state…

As of Wednesday, the people of Flint, Mich., have gone 1,518 days without a clean and stable water system in their city. The latest preliminary testing results show that the lead levels in the water have remained unchanged from the last six months of 2017, and the state has given notice that it is handing the…

As of Tuesday, it has been 1,510 days since the people of Flint, Mich., have had a clean and stable water system. Although experts in the state had flagged the city’s water system as still being “poor,” Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder still pulled the plug on free water distribution in the city, leaving the residents to…

As of Tuesday, the people of Flint, Mich., have been without clean water for 1,475 days. Gov. Rick Snyder ended free bottled-water distribution in the city on April 6, citing test results that showed the city’s water supply tested below the federal action level for lead—but environmental experts in the state had…

As of Tuesday, the people of Flint, Mich., have been without clean water for 1,468 days. Last week marked the four-year anniversary of the water switch that began the contamination that has left city residents dependent on bottled water and water filters.

One thousand, four hundred and sixty-two days. The people of Flint, Mich., have been without clean water in their pipes for 1,462 days.

One thousand, four hundred and forty-six days. As of Monday, the water crisis in Flint, Mich., has been going on for 1,446 days. There are still areas of the city that are testing high for lead levels, including the city’s public schools, but on Friday, the state decided it no longer needs to provide…

One thousand, four hundred and forty days. As of Tuesday, it has been 1,440 days since the residents of Flint, Mich., have had clean, safe water traveling through their pipes. In exactly three weeks, we will hit the four-year mark since the lead-contaminated-water crisis started. As of today, residents are still being…

Monday marks day 1,411 since the people of Flint, Mich., had (relatively) clean, safe water running through the pipes in their homes. We are nearly at the four-year mark, and although there has been some change, it has been slow, and the end is still not here. The city doesn’t get as many headlines in the news, at…

Monday marks day 1,383 that the people in the city of Flint, Mich., have been without safe water in their pipes. Although experts claim that lead levels are much lower than they were before, residents are still being cautioned to use bottled water or water filters.

As of Thursday, the people of Flint, Mich., have gone 1,357 days without clean water in their pipes. While the bureaucratic wheels of resolution continue to spin slowly, a state board voted Wednesday to return control over city financial decisions back to the local government.

Thursday marks 1,343 days since the people of Flint, Mich., had clean water running through their taps. Although studies continue to claim that the lead levels are much lower, residents are still advised to rely on bottled water and water filters as opposed to using water directly from the tap.

What have you done with your life lately? How have you shown up and shown out for your fellow man? Because there’s a 12-year-old girl all the way in Colorado who saw what was going on in Flint, Mich., with the water crisis due to lead poisoning and decided to invent a lead detector.

As of Tuesday, it has been 1,327 days since the residents of Flint, Mich., have been able to use water directly from their faucets without relying on filters. Although reports say that the lead levels in the water are down, residents are still being cautioned to use filters and bottled water.

As of Wednesday, the people of Flint, Mich., have been without clean water for 1,314 days. At least one major hurdle has been passed, however: An agreement has been signed to give the city a permanent water source that is not the Flint River.

The Root spent a day with 10-year-old Mari Copeny, also known as Little Miss Flint, to discuss her activism and why she’s not going to rest until her hometown of Flint, Mich., has clean drinking water.