AdvertisementFlint Residents' Broken Faith: 'The People We Trusted Failed Us'February 10, 2016Mallory YuAri ShapirofacebookEmailThe Flint River is pictured in downtown Flint, Mich., on Feb. 4. The city's water problems began when it switched to using the Flint River for its supply in 2014. They were exacerbated by government officials' failure to disclose and stop the leaching of lead and other toxins into the water. (Laura McDermott for NPR)