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Newark settles lawsuit over lead in drinking water; new pipes spell end to city’s saga

Newark settles lawsuit over lead in drinking water; new pipes spell end to city’s saga

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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 Resources Defense Council announced it, along with the Newark Education...
N.J. was promised safe drinking water a year ago. Coronavirus spoiled the plan.

N.J. was promised safe drinking water a year ago. Coronavirus spoiled the plan.

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By Michael Sol Warren | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com It was a hot, sunny summer afternoon when Newark residents lined up for bottled water. On Aug. 12, 2019 — days after the federal government cast doubt on filters that had been handed out for months before — community...
COVID In Context: Lead in the Water

COVID In Context: Lead in the Water

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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 renews us. Water nourishes us. What happens when the purity of our water...
DEMOCRACY NOW Another Flint? Newark, NJ, Faces Public Health Crisis over Lead Contamination in City’s Water Supply

DEMOCRACY NOW Another Flint? Newark, NJ, Faces Public Health Crisis over Lead Contamination in City’s Water Supply

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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, but lead levels have spiked even higher in 2019. The crisis recently...

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