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Water Crisis in Newark: Community Demands Action as Lead Contamination Reaches All-Time High
Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:59:00
Publish Date: 2019-09-12 07:00:00
Description: The city of Newark is facing a growing crisis as thousands of residents remain without safe tap water due to a lead contamination. Newark high school teacher Yvette Jordan and Natural Resources Defense Council official Erik Olson join us for Part 2 of a discussion about the city’s response to the crisis and the community’s ongoing fight for environmental justice. The NRDC filed a lawsuit against Newark over the summer, accusing the city of violating federal safe drinking water laws.
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