Absolutely. Not only is the problem global, but everybody generally acknowledges that there is a problem. Some context is direly needed here, and the story isn&#x27;t that it&#x27;s much worse than we thought. We already knew it was bad; that&#x27;s why Flint is able to <i>be</i> a story.<p>There&#x27;s a discussion to be had another day about what&#x27;s &quot;good enough&quot; -- after all, we want to be healthy, not create a water system so pure that it&#x27;s never ever existed in human history before. For now, though, the overall story worldwide is <i>positive</i>. We know about metal poisoning, we&#x27;re able to measure it, and we have instantaneous publishing ability to share with the world what various people are drinking.<p>That&#x27;s all good news. In addition, water quality overall continues to get better.<p>Nobody&#x27;s making excuses for Flint, but good grief. This is a <i>happy</i> story. People who were suffering will not be in the future. Problems are being identified which we are able to fix.<p>Sometimes I think the <i>pattern</i> of these stories is so established in some people&#x27;s minds that they&#x27;re forced to follow the pattern no matter what, over and over again. A little context here won&#x27;t fix Flint, but it might give a more balanced view on just where we&#x27;re at globally.