As Detroit Schools Shut Down Water Over Lead Concerns, Contamination Points to a National Crisis Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email She's Running! Women in Politics, Tipping Back the Balance of Power Sexual Assault Allegation Against Brett Kavanaugh Could Derail Confirmation Process Young Puerto Rican Journalists Work to Tell Their Own Story As Detroit Schools Shut Down Water Over Lead Concerns, Contamination Points to a National Crisis Hurricane Florence Heightens Environmental Risks in North Carolina Democratic Districts Under Scrutiny for Lucrative ICE Contracts Teacher Cedric Cook pushes cases of water into Noble School in Detroit, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018. Some 50,000 Detroit public school students will start the school year Tuesday by drinking water from coo ( AP Photo/Paul Sancya ) Produced by PRI and WNYC