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EPA Sets New Standards for Lead Poisoning Prevention and Requires Lead Line Replacement Nationwide within 10 Years
EPA Sets New Standards for Lead Poisoning Prevention and Requires Lead Line Replacement Nationwide within 10 Years December 21, 2023 On November 30, 2023, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed its Lead and Copper Rule Improvements, a great step in...
Lower Lead Levels In Water? It’s About Time, Newark Activist Says
Lower Lead Levels In Water? It's About Time, Newark Activist Says The EPA is proposing a series of major changes to the nation's drinking water standards. A New Jersey educator says it's long overdue. Eric Kiefer,Patch Staff Mon, Dec 4, 2023 Posted by the Patch...
Biden Administration to Require Replacing of Lead Pipes Within 10 Years
Biden Administration to Require Replacing of Lead Pipes Within 10 Years The proposal to rip out nine million pipes across the country could cost as much as $30 billion but would nearly eliminate the neurotoxin from drinking water. Nov. 30, 2023 Published by The...
Feds help 10 NJ towns replace toxic lead service lines
Feds help 10 NJ towns replace toxic lead service lines BRENDA FLANAGAN, SENIOR CORRESPONDENT | NOVEMBER 8, 2023 | ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT New Jersey is one of four states included in EPA ‘accelerator’ program Published by NJ Spotlight News Access article here The...
Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Get the Lead Out Initiative to Accelerate Removal of Lead Service Lines Nationwide as Part of Investing in America Agenda
Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Get the Lead Out Initiative to Accelerate Removal of Lead Service Lines Nationwide as Part of Investing in America Agenda New initiative funded by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will help 200 underserved...
Empowering Communities: A Vision for Environmental Justice in Paterson, New Jersey
Empowering Communities: A Vision for Environmental Justice in Paterson, New Jersey Published by Clean Water Action with quotes by Shanikwa Lemon, Paterson Alliance, Lead-Free NJ community hub leader in Paterson and Cassie Bolinger, Lead-Free NJ Program Manager...
The Benefits of Collaboration
The Benefits of Collaboration August 1, 2023 Published by Twenty Twenty Public Affairs. Access the article here. Some issues are so complex and multi-faceted, they require a collaborative approach. Listening and learning from multiple and diverse partners will lead...
Guest Oped: It’s Time to Get the Lead Out of Trenton
Published by The Trentonian. Access the article here. By: Shereyl Snider and Heather Sorge Trenton has the highest percentage of childhood lead exposure among large municipalities in New Jersey. If we’re going to get serious about eliminating lead from our...
NJ Activists Want Money For Lead Pipe Replacement In Budget
May 11, 2023 From Eric Kiefer, Patch Staff NEWARK, NJ — A community activist from Newark recently made a plea to the New Jersey Senate for more funding in the state budget to help replace lead drinking water pipes. Yvette Jordan – a member of the Newark Education...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Lead-Free NJ Members Deliver New Jersey Senate Budget Testimony Urging Action to Protect Public Health and Address High Blood Lead Levels in Children
TRENTON, NJ, May 10, 2023 — Lead-Free NJ (LFNJ) members Yvette Jordan of the Newark Education Workers (NEW) Caucus and Shereyl Snider of East Trenton Collaborative submitted testimony for the upcoming Fiscal Year 2024 State Budget urging the NJ Senate to prioritize...