Hundreds of schools, day cares have problematic lead levels
A blistering news expose´ finds children have been ingesting water with elevated lead levels. ‘Incensed’ parents nationwide aren’t mincing words while officials play defense.
Investigative journalists from USA Today Network published their findings about elevated and dangerously high levels of lead in drinking water. By Thursday morning, the probe gained traction on media and news websites, and on social media. Few areas of the country, if any, were spared the frightening reality that public health has been compromised for prolonged periods.
Stories from Arizona to Ohio, New Jersey and Maine paint a picture of aging infrastructure and pipes that transport tainted drinking water to millions of people, according to the story:
The water systems, which reported lead levels exceeding Environmental Protection Agency standards, collectively supply water to 6 million people. About 350 of those systems provide drinking water to schools or day cares. The USA TODAY NETWORK investigation also found at least 180 of the water systems failed to notify consumers about the high lead levels as federal rules require.
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