In Newark, N.J., officials have closed the water lines for 30 schools in the Newark Public Schools system due to the discovery of lead and discoloration. In a Wednesday announcement, New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection and school district are using water from other sources, the Huffington Post reports. While not quite on the scale […]
Cities throughout the state such as Grand Rapids, Jackson, Detroit, Saginaw, Muskegon and Holland have seen higher cases of lead in children as far back as 2013.
As the Flint, Michigan water crisis finally reaches media prominence, the small town of Sebring, Ohio is facing a similar plight after high levels of lead were found in the drinking water. The town was notified of the danger on Thursday, although an official found high levels of lead in a few homes as far back as June, CBS News […]
Clean drinking water is something every person should have access to, especially in this country. However, due to the exposure of the lead contamination to the Flint, MI water supply, this seems to not be the case. No one should be subject to this, and Jean-Hines Caldwell Elementary wants to help Flint residents by donating […]
The National Guard has been deployed to help distribute water bottles following the lead contamination of Flint, Michigan's drinking water.