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How to address America's lead crisis and provide safe drinking water for all

  • Written by Qi Bing, Ph.D. Student in Urban and Environmental Planning and Policy, University of California, Irvine
Warning signs in the Newark Health Department after the city learned that lead service lines to houses still were contaminating water. Seth Wenig/AP, CC BY-NC-ND

Since the Flint drinking water crisis erupted five years ago, Americans have realized that many cities and towns struggle to ensure safe water. Currently residents of Newark, New Jersey ar...

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