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Tag: water shutoffs

NEW White Paper: Michigan and Detroit’s Public Communication on the Mass Water Shutoffs amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly devastating for Detroit, which emerged as an early hotspot for the novel coronavirus in … More

Coronavirus, health-risk intervention, pandemic, public health, restoration, water access, water shutoffs

Replenish Detroit: Why is our work so important for COVID containment?

By Hafsa Usman Since March, our day-to-day life has vastly shifted into a new normal. Social distancing, constant washing of … More

Coronavirus, COVID-19, delivery, hygiene, social justice, volunteers, water shutoffs

How water affordability and community security are interlinked in Detroit

By Najma Akhther Although access to clean and safe water is recognized as a fundamental human right by the United … More

affordability, insecurity, water shutoffs

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