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First Ever Joint Membership Meeting Held by Jersey Water Works & Lead-Free New Jersey
First Ever Joint Membership Meeting Held by Jersey Water Works & Lead-Free New Jersey Sneha Patel, Communications Specialist From left to right: Rick Dovey, Atlantic County Utilities Authority; Anthony Diaz, Newark Water Coalition; Kelvin Boddy, Housing and...
Spring Cleaning and Lead in Your Environment
Spring Cleaning and Lead in Your Environment Spring cleaning is an excellent opportunity to reduce lead exposure in your environment. Lead can accumulate in dust and soil and cause harm to both your health and the environment. Download and print our flyer with...
January: How Lead in the Soil Affects the Food We Eat
How Lead in the Soil Affects the Food We Eat, Including One of Our Favorite Snacks By now, many have heard about the unhealthy levels of lead and cadmium in some dark chocolate. Dark chocolate is a favorite for many products used in cooking, baking, or just plain...
September Membership Meeting Recap
Lead-Free New Jersey Hosts Membership Meeting to Engage Communities On the evening of Wednesday, September 28, Lead-Free New Jersey (LFNJ) hosted its September membership meeting over Zoom. Facilitated by LFNJ co-chairs Debbie Mans and Rashan Prailow, the membership...
September: Why Community Advocacy Matters
Why Community Advocacy Matters The month of September brings us back to reality after a summer of sun, fun, and vacation. We hope that this month's blog will turn your attention to community advocacy and the work of some of our wonderful Lead-Free New Jersey hub...
August: Lead Paint in Schools
To Protect Children from Lead Paint Exposure, We Need to Identify and Remove Lead Paint from Schools Why Are We STILL Talking About Lead Paint in Schools? On July 22, 2022, new lead laws came into effect in New Jersey covering lead paint testing for rental...
July: The Dog Days of Summer and Lead
The Start of the School Year Brings Joy For Some, but Risks for All As the summer begins to wind down, our thoughts shift from summer fun to preparing for the start of the school year. However, we should also be aware of the dangers of lead. “Back to School” also can...
June: Summer Fun Days and Lead
Summer is for fun! Open your windows and let the sunshine, warmth, and breezes blow, but remember: lead is not only found in water pipes. It can also be found in the air. Lead in the Home While you, like most people, are probably aware of the lead sometimes found...
The Painful Legacy of Lead: One Woman’s Story About Her Struggle to Get the Lead Out
Lead-Free NJ Steering Committee member Shevone Torres was brave enough to share her story about how her nephew and son were lead-poisoned before she decided to strive for solutions to the lead crisis, herself.
Significant Lead Legislation Nears the Finish Line
Governor Murphy enacted a multitude of laws this summer that address lead in both water and paint, while additional bills await the governor’s signature. Furthermore, the final FY22 budget includes several provisions for water infrastructure funding, including lead testing and remediation.
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