Flint’s water crisis may have even more ramifications, including causing property values to plummet. One Flint property owner already claimed poverty as a result of the costs of obtaining water and asked for the property value to be lowered in order to lower their tax bills. Even more significantly, appraised property values may drop precipitously… [Continue Reading]
Money, water and the Zika Virus: What are the Connections?
Economic decisions have an impact on public health. We certainly saw that in Flint. Local government (headed by an emergency manager, appointed by the governor) made a decision to change the source of the water, because the prices of the Detroit Water authority were perceived to be too high (and many residents of Flint… [Continue Reading]
