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Lead Pipe Action Plan – Maxwell Anthropology Professor Weighs In
The Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan aims to replace the nation’s lead pipes over the next ten years. The plan has more than 15 action items including the launch of a new EPA regulatory process for our water drinking…
Clean Water Can Be Made Available to Everyone, Not Just Priveleged Countries
Farhana Sultana, Maxwell School Associate Professor of Geography was interviewed for the podcast All for Earth on “Ensuring Clean Water for All.” On the podcast, Sultana explains how clean water can be accessed globally if citizens make a conscious effort…
EPA’s Move to Overhaul Lead Water Testing Will Help Cities, Says Syracuse Professor
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it will be revamping the “Lead and Copper Rule” which is used as test to identify unsafe lead levels in public water systems. Christa Kelleher, assistant professor of earth sciences and civil engineering at…
Proactive Measures Needed To Keep Mircroplastics Out Our Aquatic Systems
A recent World Health Organization report found there wasn’t sufficient evidence to prove microplastics in drinking water pose a risk to human health at current levels. The report states microplastics are “ubiquitous in the environment and have been detected in…
Infrastructure Investment Needed Immediately To Address Drinking Water Safety
Newark residents are being encouraged to drink bottled water only because of a growing crisis over lead contamination in drinking water. Christa Kelleher, assistant professor of earth sciences and civil engineering at Syracuse University, says we are likely to see…