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lead
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Lead exposure: Advocates propose individual, government actions
At HJ25 advocates argued for sweeping government responses to reduce the risk of lead exposure while highlighting innovative ways residents…
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Biden admin’s plan to replace lead pipes at risk
Advocates worry the incoming Trump administration could roll back a new regulation requiring the replacement of lead pipes within 10…
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Tip sheet: Covering the ongoing problem of lead contamination
Lead contamination is ever-present across the U.S. Here’s how to report on it.
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Parents face critical trade-off in deciding between tap, bottled water
Worries about the safety of the nation’s tap water were already a reality before the 2014 lead-contamination crisis in Flint,…
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Some help with the challenges of tracking down lead data
Lead contamination continues to make headlines more than a year after the Flint municipal lead crisis in Michigan hit the…
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Reporting team tackles lead scourge in Philly
Reading through a recent story in the Philadelphia Daily News on lead plaguing the city’s houses, I realized the story…
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Lead crisis shifts as infrastructure crumbles, experts say
A year after the Flint water crisis made national waves, the legacy of lead continues to draw attention as reporters…
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AHCJ webcast to offer wider look at lead contamination crisis
At first, the headlines focused on Flint, Mich., but soon other communities around the country were testing their water for…
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Reporter looks beyond Flint’s lead headlines toward U.S. youth
The lead-tainted water in Flint, Mich., got one national reporter wondering: What other areas could have children affected by dangerous…
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Georgia writer offers tips on covering location, health and poverty
Carolyn Crist knows a little something about place. A freelance journalist based in Georgia, Crist specializes in health, science ……