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  • Fire department official stands with cases of bottled water in Newark, New Jersey

    Newark Sees Preliminary Decrease in Water Lead Levels

    The latest results show that water filters are finally working in most of the tested homes.

    Ayana Byrd Sep 24, 2019 1:33PM EDT
    Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and Governor Philip D. Murphy at podium in Newark, New Jersey. American and yellow New Jersey flags in the background.

    New Plan Seeks to Replace Newark's Lead Pipes In Less Than 3 Years

    With the national spotlight on the city’s lead water crisis, officials have shaved seven years off the initial timeline to replace pipes.

    Ayana Byrd Aug 27, 2019 1:54PM EDT
    Pallets of water with a line of people standing behind them in Newark, New Jersey at a bottled water distribution center

    The Decisions and Inaction Behind Newark's Lead Water Crisis

    An investigation by The New York Times reveals years of mismanagement.

    Ayana Byrd Aug 26, 2019 1:43PM EDT
    Ras Baraka. Black man in gray suit and white shirt talks into microphone.

    Lead Concerns Push Newark to Distribute Bottled Water to Residents

    The EPA says residents should not drink tap water, even if it’s been filtered. The city says more tests are needed.

    Ayana Byrd Aug 12, 2019 4:04PM EDT
    Black men, women and child in multicolored clothing stand behind gray gravestone on green cemetery grass in front of green-and-brown trees and grey building

    Radio Series Explores Legacy of 1967 Newark Uprising

    WNYC’s Rebecca Carroll revisits the history and legacy of the 1967 unrest 50 years later via conversations with a Black family that lived through it—and stayed to uplift the community.

    Sameer Rao Jul 12, 2017 12:43PM EDT
    Congressman Donald Payne Jr. attends the World Business Lenders ribbon cutting in Jersey City on July 20, 2016, in Jersey City, New Jersey.

    What One Congressman Thinks of Environmental Justice

    “The positions and policies of the Trump administration are a direct threat to the health of African-American communities,” writes Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-NJ).

    Yessenia Funes Apr 24, 2017 12:46PM EDT
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