The residents of embattled Flint, Michigan, had to resume paying their full water bills today, causing outrage among many of them.
The state has formally ended a program that subsidized the water bills of some Flint residents, after a public health crisis that rendered the city's water undrinkable nearly three years ago due to lead contamination.
A CDC study published in July found that after the water switch was made, children younger than 6 were 46 percent more likely to have elevated lead levels in their blood than before.
Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, a pediatrician who also played a large role in bringing the water crisis to national attention, disagreed with Gov. Snyder's decision to end the water credits, adding that she thinks the water is still "unsafe to drink.”
Water bills in Flint are some of the highest in the country, ABC Flint affiliate WJRT-TV recently reported.