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alt=\u0022The top of a water tower is seen at the Flint Water Plant in Flint, Michigan January 13, 2016.\u0022\u003E\n\n\n\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022figure__expand absolute block bottom-0 right-0 w-8 h-8 bg-white text-gray-700\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022sr-only\u0022\u003EClick to expand Image\u003C\/span\u003E\n \n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022icon fill-current w-full inline-block\u0022\u003E\n \u003Csvg viewBox=\u00220 0 20 20\u0022 fill=\u0022currentColor\u0022 role=\u0022img\u0022 focusable=\u0022false\u0022 aria-hidden=\u0022true\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022\/themes\/custom\/hrw_design\/dist\/app-drupal\/assets\/spritemap.svg?cacheBuster=250315#sprite-expand\u0022 \/\u003E\n \u003C\/svg\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cfigcaption class=\u0022figure__info text-left font-serif text-xs md:text-sm lg:text-base mx-auto text-gray-700 mt-1\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022figure__caption\u0022\u003EThe top of a water tower is seen at the Flint Water Plant in Flint, Michigan January 13, 2016.\n\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022figure__credit\u0022\u003E\u00a9 2016 Reuters\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003C\/figcaption\u003E\n \u003C\/figure\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhen the children of majority-black Flint, Michigan, have been drinking and bathing in lead-poisoned water for more than a year, making sure all Americans have clean air and water isn\u2019t just a health issue,\u201d Hillary Clinton said in February. \u201cIt\u2019s a civil rights issue.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EBut the crisis in Flint, in which thousands of children were exposed to toxic lead while officials denied there was a problem, is the tip of the iceberg and a cautionary tale for the next president. The tainted water in Flint \u2013 and the government\u2019s failure to provide timely information to the public \u2013 is a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2016\/01\/25\/dispatches-why-flints-tainted-water-human-rights-disaster\u0022\u003Ehuman rights disaster\u003C\/a\u003E that requires resolute action by Congress \u2013 \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/rundown\/mcconnell-releases-stopgap-spending-bill-anti-zika-funds\/\u0022\u003Enot the partisan bickering delaying it\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EBut, the next United States president will have to face the aging water and wastewater systems that plague municipalities around the country. 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