EPISODE · Mar 23, 2022 · 15 MIN
More Kids Are Testing Positive For Lead, But The Risk Was Always There
from City Cast Pittsburgh · host City Cast
As Pennsylvania adopts the CDC’s new, lower threshold for children exposed to “high lead levels,” more Pittsburgh families are becoming eligible for home lead testing and remediation. City Cast Pittsburghers Morgan Moody and Megan Harris talk about what this means for families — and how it might help folks still affected by Pittsburgh’s lingering water crisis. Read the Post-Gazette’s latest reporting on the new lead threshold: https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2022/03/14/lead-remediation-children-pa-high-level/stories/202203130011 And a fantastic piece from The Intercept that lays out all the background on the parallels between Flint and Pittsburgh, a la Veolia: https://theintercept.com/2018/05/20/pittsburgh-flint-veolia-privatization-public-water-systems-lead/ Our newsletter is fresh daily at 6 a.m. Sign up here. We’re also on Twitter @citycastpgh & Instagram @CityCastPgh!
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As Pennsylvania adopts the CDC’s new, lower threshold for children exposed to “high lead levels,” more Pittsburgh families are becoming eligible for home lead testing and remediation. City Cast Pittsburghers Morgan Moody and Megan Harris talk about what this means for families — and how it might help folks still affected by Pittsburgh’s lingering water crisis. Read the Post-Gazette’s latest reporting on the new lead threshold: https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2022/03/14/lead-remediation-children-pa-high-level/stories/202203130011 And a fantastic piece from The Intercept that lays out all the background on the parallels between Flint and Pittsburgh, a la Veolia: https://theintercept.com/2018/05/20/pittsburgh-flint-veolia-privatization-public-water-systems-lead/ Our newsletter is fresh daily at 6 a.m. Sign up here. We’re also on Twitter @citycastpgh & Instagram @CityCastPgh!
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