{
  "id": 17937327,
  "title": "How a scientist went from hero to traitor in a US water crisis – podcast",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/how-a-scientist-went-from-hero-to-traitor-in-a-us-water-crisis-podcast",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-03T05:00:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Science",
    "slug": "guardian-science",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2026/nov/03/us-flint-water-crisis-dr-siddhartha-roy-podcast"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "When the water in Flint, Michigan, became contaminated with dangerous levels of lead, Dr Siddhartha Roy, then a third year PhD student, was part of the team of scientists who publicly contradicted state and federal claims that it was safe. He became a local hero until a new piece of research challenged the idea that children in Flint had been left permanently brain damaged by the crisis. His…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}