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Preventing Lead by Protecting Water in Massachusetts
Lead in water is the most significant source of lead exposure after lead paint. Lead was a preferred plumbing material, particularly for water service lines, until it was outlawed in 1986. The American Water Works Association estimates between 6-10 million homes are connected to a lead service line. Lead in Water: A Health Hazard Lead exposure isn’t good for anyone; but pregnant women and young children are most affected. Physical and behavioral effects of lead occur at lower exposure levels in children than in adults. A dose of lead that would have little effect on an adult can have a
Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CEC): An Early Warning Sign
People and industry use tens of thousands of chemicals. A vast array of these chemicals have been found in our environment, where we consider them contaminants of emerging concern or CECs. Most of these CECs have not been fully evaluated for the risks they might pose to the environment— or to our health.
Letter to Congress Regarding H.R. 2 (June 2020)
June 29, 2020 Dear Representative, The undersigned organizations support numerous provisions in H.R. 2, The Moving Forward Act, that invest in our nation’s water infrastructure, environmental justice, ecosystem restoration, and community resilience. We depend on wastewater and stormwater infrastructure every day to prevent our communities from flooding, protect our sources of drinking water, and keep local rivers and lakes clean and safe for our families to enjoy. However, in many areas, our nation’s infrastructure is no longer up to the task. Pipes, septic tanks, and treatment facilities have
New England Currents | Spring/Summer 2020
In This Issue: MASSACHUSETTS - Taking a stand against racism and police brutality | Clean Water Action responds to COVID-19 | Safe Cleaning and Disinfection in the Age of Coronavirus | #IStandWithMashpee | Re-elect Ed Markey to the US Senate | RHODE ISLAND - A Safe and Healthy Rhode Island | CONNECTICUT - Tackling PFAS Contamination | Pressing for Bold Climate Action Requires Energy Efficiency
Letter on Final Passage of HR 51 -- DC Statehood
June 25, 2020 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi 235 Cannon House Office Building United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Kevin McCarthy 2421 Rayburn House Office Building United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Cc: All Members of the House of Representatives Dear Speaker Pelosi, Minority Leader McCarthy and all Members of the House: From the moment the District of Columbia Organic Act became law in 1801, Washingtonians have been denied full participation in their own government. For more than 200 years, the original form of voter suppression has
