LeeAnne Walters

[4] In 2014, her children started to suffer from several medical issues, like rashes, hair dropping blurry vision, and enlarged kidney.

[2] She showed that lead levels in some areas were twice as high as what the Environmental Protection Agency considers hazardous waste.

[2] On February 3, 2016, Walters testified before the United States House Committee on Oversight and Reform about her work during the water crisis.

[7][8] The 2017 television drama film Flint is based on the toxic water disaster.

[9] Walters was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2018, for her key role in exposing the Flint water contamination crisis.