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New Jersey Currents | Summer 2024
In this issue: Launch of NJ Warehouse Proximity Report and Introduction of Warehouse and Port Pollution Reduction Act | Working to Eliminate Single-Use Plastics in New Jersey | Finding and Fact-Checking False Energy Solutions | Save The Date: Autumn Toast and Dodge Poetry Festival | National Updates
Free Information Session: Lead in Drinking Water | 免费信息讲座 饮用水中含铅
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Did you know that Malden has 2,500 lead water pipes? That’s 21% of the pipes delivering water in Malden! Lead can permanently harm health. Join us to learn about the actions you can take to protect your family.
This presentation will be offered in Mandarin and English.
When: Saturday, January 11th, 2025, 10 am - 12 pm Where: Beebe School, Cafeteria, 401 Pleasant St, Malden, MA 02148In this session, we will talk about:
What is lead and how does it get into my water? How can you schedule a free water test for lead? How can you remove lead pipes at the source?Includes:
FreeFree Information Session: Safer Homes / Sesión Informativa: Casas Más Seguras
How can we use our gas stoves in a safer way? How can we ensure our homes are protected from fires? How can we reduce your exposure to lead at home? ¿Cómo podemos utilizar nuestras cocinas a gas de forma más segura? ¿Cómo podemos garantizar que nuestros hogares estén protegidos contra incendios? ¿Cómo podemos reducir la exposición al plomo en el hogar?
Maria Jensen
Maria Jensen started her career in Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) in the electronic waste recycling industry, after receiving a Masters in Global Health from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and publishing research related to mercury contamination from electronic waste in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
Tonyehn Verkitus
Scranton, PA
Tonyehn Verkitus is the Executive Director of Physicians for Social Responsibility Pennsylvania, the Northeast Counties Medical Societies and host of Keystone Edition Health on WVIA TV. Her work in the nonprofit world has mostly centered on health and food though she also spent many years training organizations and communities on fundraising and telling their mission-based stories.
In 2007, Tonyehn along with other family members and friends, started Africa Community Exchange, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to support an effective model of education for youth and