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Clear communication about lead service line ownership is difficult – but here’s why it really matters
December 10, 2020
EDF Health: LeadIn major step, Chicago announces lead pipe replacement plan – but could it widen the equity gap?
October 6, 2020
EDF Health: LeadASDWA provides new recommendations to states and utilities for lead service line inventories
September 29, 2020
EDF Health: LeadNew study: Lead reduction prevented up to 99,000 heart disease deaths in 2014 alone
September 28, 2020
EDF Health: LeadIn a vote for reducing lead exposure and for clean water, House passes lead pipe replacement amendment
July 1, 2020
EDF Health: LeadEvery lead service line replaced yields an estimated $22,000 in reduced cardiovascular disease deaths
February 20, 2020
EDF Health: LeadA closer look at the environmental justice implications of EPA’s proposed lead in water rule
February 4, 2020
EDF Health: LeadPromising proposal for addressing lead in schools and licensed child care – but gaps remain
January 23, 2020
EDF Health: LeadWhen it comes to testing heavy metals in food, the result is only as good as the lab.
January 23, 2020
EDF Health: LeadNew Jersey takes major steps forward on lead in drinking water
December 2, 2019
EDF Health: LeadIllinois poised to strictly limit partial lead service line replacement: How does it compare to Michigan and proposed EPA rules?
November 25, 2019
EDF Health: LeadWhere are Illinois’ lead pipes? Chicago Water has nearly 60%, and small systems don’t know.
September 25, 2019
EDF Health: LeadTaking on the lead challenge: State and community action accelerates across the country
September 3, 2019
EDF Health: LeadLead from new “lead-free” brass faucets? An update on progress
August 21, 2019
EDF Health: LeadDenver Water proposes innovative plan to remove an estimated 75,000 lead service lines in 15 years
August 15, 2019
EDF Health: LeadToo much cadmium and lead in kids’ food according to estimates by FDA
May 7, 2019
EDF Health: LeadLatest available national data shows increase in blood lead levels for at least 2 million kids
April 15, 2019
EDF Health: LeadLaws in states with the most lead service lines support using rates to fund replacement on private property: New analysis
April 2, 2019
EDF Health: LeadNew study: Homebuyers and renters take action when told they may have a lead service line
March 18, 2019
EDF Health: LeadTrump Administration’s lead action plan is a missed opportunity to protect kids from lead
December 20, 2018
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