Comunidad latina ignorada en la respuesta a la crisis del agua en Flint

The statement highlights the systemic failure to provide linguistically and culturally appropriate health warnings to the Latino community during the Flint water crisis. It notes that fear of deportation and a lack of Spanish-language information prevented many undocumented families from accessing safe water and medical services. The author advocates for a national lead prevention strategy and immediate federal funding of approximately 1.5 billion dollars to replace corroded water infrastructure in Flint.

• Spanish-speaking and undocumented residents in Flint were isolated from public information campaigns and health warnings, which were not provided in Spanish.
• Fear of identification requirements, harassment, or deportation deterred many Latino families from visiting bottled water distribution centers despite knowing about the contamination.
• The lead contamination in Flint began in April 2014 due to a cost-saving decision to use the Flint River for the municipal water system, causing lead from old pipes to enter the water supply.
• The estimated cost to replace the dangerous and corroded water infrastructure in Flint is 1.5 billion dollars.
• The Environmental Protection Agency has acknowledged that communities of color are disproportionately affected by lead poisoning.

APA

Olivares, S. J. “. (2016). Comunidad latina ignorada en la respuesta a la crisis del agua en Flint. Earthjustice. https://earthjustice.org/article/comunidad-latina-ignorada-en-la-respuesta-a-la-crisis-del-agua-en-flint

Chicago

Olivares, San Juana “Juani”. Comunidad latina ignorada en la respuesta a la crisis del agua en Flint. Earthjustice, 2016. https://earthjustice.org/article/comunidad-latina-ignorada-en-la-respuesta-a-la-crisis-del-agua-en-flint.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{olivares2016comunidad, author = {Olivares, San Juana “Juani”}, title = {{Comunidad latina ignorada en la respuesta a la crisis del agua en Flint}}, publisher = {Earthjustice}, year = {2016}, month = oct, url = {https://earthjustice.org/article/comunidad-latina-ignorada-en-la-respuesta-a-la-crisis-del-agua-en-flint}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }