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Children in these NJ towns are most at risk for lead poisoning
Published by northjersey.com here with quotes from Lead-Free NJ Housing Committee policy advisor, Ben Haygood: https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/health/2024/04/26/child-lead-poisoning-has-declined-in-nj-but-persists/73437813007/ Children in these NJ towns are...
NJ Health Department Report Shows Continued Increases in Childhood Lead Exposure Screenings
Published by NJDOH here. PO Box 360 Trenton, NJ 08625-0360 For Release: April 22, 2024 Kaitlan Baston, MD, MSc, DFASAM Commissioner For Further Information Contact: Office of Communications (609) 984-7160 NJ Health Department Report Shows Continued Increases in...
DCA Opens Application Portal for Lead Remediation and Abatement Program
Published by NJDCA here. Posted on: 02/26/2024 Landlords and Tenants Can Now Apply Online for Grant Funding to Remove Lead from Homes Built Before 1978 TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) announced the recent opening of the Lead...
Trenton organizations give families answers, resources after lead contamination concerns
Published by CBS News with quotes from Shereyl Snider here. By Ryan Hughes, Alan Wheeler February 2, 2024 / 6:11 PM EST / CBS Philadelphia TRENTON, N.J. (CBS) -- For two years, the East Trenton Collaborative has been working to educate and raise awareness about lead...
Lead-Free NJ Statement on Governor Murphy’s 2024 State of the State Address
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 11, 2024 CONTACT: Heather Sorge Lead-Free NJ Program Manager hsorge@njfuture.org 609-393-0008 ext 1016 Lead is Left Out of the 2024 NJ State of the State Address TRENTON, NJ, January 11, 2024 — Lead-Free NJ (LFNJ) Advocacy Coordinating...
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...