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How big data and algorithms are slashing the cost of fixing Flint's water crisis

  • Written by Jacob Abernethy, Assistant Professor, University of Michigan
imageA big data analysis indicates the focus on service line replacement may only go so far at fixing Flint's water issues. George Thomas/flickr

The water crisis in Flint, Michigan highlights a number of serious problems: a public health outbreak, inadequate urban infrastructure, environmental injustice and political failures. But when it comes to...

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