From Clean Water Action (http://www.cleanwateraction.org/): Thanks to your help we were able to unanimously pass in the State Senate SB 522 which addresses a gap that according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health has left 68% of Pennsylvania children under … Continued
From Clean Water Action (http://www.cleanwateraction.org/): Very soon Congress will weigh in on whether the federal government should invest in reducing lead in drinking water. The answer is obviously, “yes”. Please take just a couple of minutes to let them know that … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/08/20/more-six-years-after-flint-water-crisis-began-michigan-officials-announce-600 Published on Thursday, August 20, 2020 by Common Dreams “If this helps, good… But you can’t buy back trust in government—or the water coming out of your faucet.” By Julia Conley, staff writer The Flint water crisis … Continued
From Environment America (https://environmentamerica.org/): Our children need safe drinking water — especially at school. Unfortunately, as more schools and preschools test their water, they’re finding lead contamination.1 Lead is highly toxic, particularly for children. It damages the way they learn, … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): We stopped using lead-based paint in 1978. We started phasing out leaded gasoline even earlier than that. We knew about the severe developmental harm it can cause in growing children — and the kidney damage and more … Continued
The water in the faucet runs orange. But kids are expected to drink it. In Fayetteville, West Virginia, the water at school has been discolored for years. No one knows what’s in it and there is no plan to clean … Continued
From Public Citizens for Children and Youth (http://www.pccy.org): Early this week, lead levels in three Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania schools were found to contain three times the federal standard of acceptable lead. In response to the reports by WFMZ-TV, the Allentown … Continued