lead poisoning Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/lead-poisoning/ Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Mon, 03 Apr 2023 17:14:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png lead poisoning Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/lead-poisoning/ 32 32 163009088 Chicago-based Organization works to combat outsized effect of lead drinking water contamination impacting daycare centers https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-based-organization-works-to-combat-outsized-effect-of-lead-drinking-water-contamination-impacting-daycare-centers/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-based-organization-works-to-combat-outsized-effect-of-lead-drinking-water-contamination-impacting-daycare-centers/#respond Mon, 03 Apr 2023 17:14:40 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=7846854 Elevate, a Chicago-based nonprofit, continues its work to deliver lead-free water to children in underserved communities. The organization tackles elevated lead levels in municipal drinking water with the highest levels occurring in communities of color. Water levels in Chicago-area homes must meet the Environmental Protection Agency action level of 15 parts of lead per billion […]

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-based-organization-works-to-combat-outsized-effect-of-lead-drinking-water-contamination-impacting-daycare-centers/feed/ 0 7846854 To remove lead pipes, Chicago can learn from Madison’s example https://www.chicagoreporter.com/to-remove-lead-pipes-chicago-can-learn-from-madisons-example/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/to-remove-lead-pipes-chicago-can-learn-from-madisons-example/#respond Mon, 02 May 2016 18:28:39 +0000 http://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=227955 Chicago has more lead water service lines than any other U.S. municipality, and replacing them would be a complicated and costly project. But years ago, the city of Madison, Wis., removed all of its lead pipes and found a way to pay for it.

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