East Ward at Risk for Lead Despite Newark Mayor’s Assurances
For most of 2018, the City of Newark’s website promised its residents that “NEWARK’S WATER IS ABSOLUTELY SAFE TO DRINK,” while levels of lead in the Cit...
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1,400 Water Filters Available for Newarkers Impacted by Lead
NEW Caucus and NRDC are partnering with community organizations to distribute free water filters and replacement cartridges to those impacted by the city's ongo...
Chemical Disaster Prevention Repeal Will Harm EJ Communities
On April 17, 2013 in the town of West, Texas, a fertilizer facility storing ammonium nitrate exploded with the force of 15,000 thousand pounds of TNT, killing...
Locations of High Lead Levels in Newark’s Water Identified
The State has estimated that there are approximately 22,100 homes in Newark with lead service lines....
Groups Announce Intent to Sue for Lead in Drinking Water
Newark, New Jersey's drinking water lead levels are among the highest recorded by a large water system in the United States in recent years....
Groups Take NYCHA Back to Court Over Rampant Mold Problem
For too long, NYCHA tenants have suffered under the agency’s culture of mismanagement and neglect—paying the price in their health and quality of life. ...