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Newark reaches major settlement in tap water lead case
By Peter Haskell 01/26/2021 NEWARK, N.J. (WCBS 880) — The city of Newark on Tuesday reached a settlement with residents regarding dangerously high levels of lead in water pipes. “We've secured a...
Newark settles lawsuit over lead in drinking water; new pipes spell end to city’s saga
Updated Jan 26, 2021; Posted Jan 26, 2021 By Michael Sol Warren | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com A significant chapter in Newark’s drinking water saga is coming to a close. On Tuesday, the Natural...
COVID In Context: Lead in the Water
Expert Blog Kristi Pullen Fedinick, Co-authored with Yvette Jordan It is understood that water is life. It’s the purest form of nature’s essential presence in our lives. Water baptizes us. Water...
SANDY GROUND – MY STATEN ISLAND HERITAGE
A bit of my family history - we've been there since the beginning going back eight generations as part of the Sandy Ground community in Staten Island. Nothing stronger than that SANDY GROUND...
DEMOCRACY NOW Another Flint? Newark, NJ, Faces Public Health Crisis over Lead Contamination in City’s Water Supply
Interview 9/12/2019 Thousands of residents in Newark, New Jersey, remain unable to drink their tap water in an enduring public health nightmare. Lead contamination has plagued the city for years,...
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