select media coverage
2024
Oct 23, The Earl Ingram Show, Running Out of Time (Hour 1)
Oct 16, The Earl Ingram Show, What to Do About Lead
Oct 9, The Earl Ingram Show, Working for Water w/ Robert Miranda and Paul Schwartz
May 8, Washington Informer, Three Key Environmental Issues on D.C.’s Budget Chopping Block
2023
Dec 4, Fast Company, Does your home’s drinking water contain lead?
Dec 1, Fast Company, Yes, we should remove lead pipes, but clean drinking water is still no guarantee
Oct 28, Associated Press, EPA to strengthen lead protections in drinking water after multiple crises, including Flint
Oct 25, Delaware Online, Lead-Free Delaware, ACLU call on state to install water filters in schools by Jan. 1
Jul 9, Associated Press, Takeaways from AP's investigation into cities leaving lead pipe in the ground
Jul 9, Associated Press, Decades after the dangers of lead became clear, some cities are leaving lead pipe in the ground
May 16, Washington City Paper, Bowser’s Proposed Budget Zeros Out $10 Million Program to Replace Lead Pipes
2021
Dec 2, Planet Detroit, Michigan’s rules for testing lead in drinking water may give ‘false sense of confidence’ in water quality
2020
May 4, APM Reports, Buried Lead: How the EPA has left Americans exposed to lead in drinking water
2019
Nov 11, Toronto Star, Procedures for testing water change with location
Nov 7, Toronto Star, Experts blast provincial rules allowing municipalities to stop testing for lead
Nov 5, Toronto Star, Does your child's school have dangerous levels of lead in the water?
Nov 4, Toronto Star, Flushing taps before testing for lead produces misleading results
Nov 4, Toronto Star, Taking aerators off taps before testing for lead can mask the real risk
Nov 4, Toronto Star, Cities in Ontario are declaring themselves exempt from lead testing
2018
Aug 12, Tampa Bay Times, They didn’t tell
Mar 8, Marquette Tribune, Panel explores impacts, solutions regarding lead water lines
Feb 27, Great Lakes Now, Grassroots water advocates, Midwest cities at odds on lead
2017
Dec 28, Macon Telegraph, Not all Georgia schools test for lead in drinking water
Dec 5, Grand Rapids Press, City pays to replace all lead pipes
Jan 15, Wisconsin Watch, Wisconsin misses chances to cut risk of lead exposure in drinking water
2016
Dec 18, Wisconsin Watch, ‘Regulatory vacuum’ exposes Wisconsin children to lead in drinking water at schools, day care centers
Dec 14, USA Today, 4 million Americans could be drinking toxic water
Jun 6, Boston Globe, Schools in 20 Mass. districts had high lead levels in water *
Apr 27, Associated Press, Michigan governor seeks tougher lead limit for state, nation
Apr 27, Guardian, Michigan official suggested gaming water tests to 'bump out' lead results
Apr 21, USA Today, Some states, utilities balk at disclosing locations of lead water pipes
Apr 19, PBS NewsHour, [Lead in US school water]
Apr 15, US Fed News, Michigan Residents Will Be Better Protected Under Reforms Proposed for the State to Go Above and Beyond Federal Lead and Copper in Protecting Drinking Water
Apr 14, Inside EPA, House Panel Pushes EPA To Speed Revisions Of SDWA Lead Regulation
Apr 10, Record, A New Urgency to Test Schools
Apr 10, Guardian, How Philadelphia schools' vast effort to rid water of lead went under the radar
Apr 9, Associated Press, Water with unsafe lead amounts found in hundreds of schools
Apr 7, MLive, On replacing lead pipes, Michigan working out of Virginia Tech playbook
Mar 28, Boston Globe, Boston schools to test water for lead more frequently
Mar 24, Boston Globe, Boston school officials promise more lead testing of water
Mar 22, Inside EPA, EPA Officials Push Back On GOP Criticism Of LCR's Role In Flint Crisis
Mar 21, USA Today, A failing grade on water safety
Mar 17, Guardian, High levels of lead found in Mississippi capital's water likened to Flint crisis
Mar 16, NPR, Before Flint, Lead-Contaminated Water Plagued Schools Across U.S.
Mar 7, Guardian, Water utilities serving American cities use tests that downplay contamination
Feb 26, Washington Post, Five myths about lead in water [Op-Ed]
Feb 17, Environmental Policy Alert, EPA Queried on Flint Crisis’ Impact on Enforcement, Lead & Copper Rule
Feb 10, Guardian, Flint officials ask US Congress for $55m to replace city's old lead pipes
Feb 10, Congressional Documents and Publications, House Democrats Hold Hearing: ‘The Flint Water Crisis: Lessons For Protecting America's Children’
Feb 9, New York Times, Holes in Safety Net Let Contaminants in Water
Feb 4, Inside EPA, EPA Queried On Flint Crisis' Impact On Enforcement, Lead & Copper Rule
Feb 1, Wisconsin Watch, Lead pipes, antiquated law threaten Wisconsin’s drinking water quality
Jan 31, Wisconsin Watch, Lead in drinking water poses danger for children, pregnant women
Jan 30, Guardian, Philadelphia's water-testing procedures are ‘worse than Flint’ – expert
Jan 28, Philadelphia Inquirer, Flint's lead contamination debate flows into Phila.
Jan 27, Guardian, Ohio state EPA chief blasts 'woefully inadequate' toxic water regulations
Jan 26, CNN, It's not just about Flint [Opinion]
Jan 22, Guardian, US authorities distorting tests to downplay lead content of water
2015
Nov 20, Inside EPA, EPA Advisors Reject Push To Modify Lead Rule Recommendations
2014
Nov 17, Water Policy Report, EPA Advisors Struggling Over Lead Service Line Replacement Requirements
Apr 7, Water Policy Report, Citizen Groups Seek Public Health Focus In EPA Lead Water Rule Review
2010
May 20, Washington Post, Panel: D.C. families misled about water
2009
Jun 19, Washington Post, WSSC Picks Manager at D.C. Agency For Top Post
May 5, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, CDC continues to stonewall crucial information [Letter to the Editor]
Feb 14, Washington Post, Officials Want Probe Of Lead-Study Paper
Jan 27, Washington Post, Lead Probe Sought In D.C.
2008
Sep 5, Washington Post, WASA Backs Off Lead Pipe Program
Aug 1, Associated Press, Groups claim lead testing violates regulations
Mar 8, Washington Post, In D.C., Not Leveling About Lead [Op-Ed]
Jan 31, Washington Post, Residents Seek Reassurance On Safety of Drinking Water
Jan 26, Washington Post, Doubts on Lead Pipe Replacement
2007
Jul 20, Washington Post, D.C. Officials Say Tap Water Is Safe
Apr 29, Washington Post, Parents Demand New Tests of School Water
2004
Feb 12, Washington Post, D.C. Task Force to Probe Response to Lead