‘Crisis of Confidence’: Poor quality drinking water leads to distrust in government

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Water flows from a water fountain
In this Friday Jan. 7, 2011, photo, water flows from a water fountain at the Boys and Girls Club in Concord, N.H. The New Hampshire Senate gave preliminary approval Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, to several bills meant to address concerns about contamination in the state’s drinking water from a class of toxic chemicals known collectively as PFAS. Jim Cole/AP Photo

Poor quality drinking water has destabilized trust in American government, a UW-Madison professor says. In “The Profits of Distrust,” the author explains that what comes out of your tap affects more than health but civic engagement, trust in politicians and the long term trajectory of the public good.

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