About 20 to 30 million people get water from lead pipes in this country. Research shows even low levels of exposure can permanently alter brain development. We explore the crisis of safe drinking water in the U.S. and the solutions that are often tied up in bureaucratic red tape.
Our friends at ABC News did a great explainer on how lead service lines became a modern-day public health crisis and you can watch thatBut replacing all the lead pipes in the U.S. is easier said than done. As you'll see in Episode 2 of "Our America: Trouble on Tap," local and state leaders face enormous obstacles in replacing lead service lines from high costs, to local laws, to public distrust.
Episode 2 of "Our America: Trouble on Tap" takes a deep dive into the issue of lead service lines in America and the challenges we face in replacing them. "We have heard every excuse in the book for why we can't pull out the lead pipes," said Erik Olson of the NRDC. "We saw it in Flint. We saw it in Newark, New Jersey. When they finally decided, okay, we admit we've got a problem. We're going to go out into the community and work and fix it.
The second episode, "America's Lead Problem," explore the crisis of safe drinking water in this country and the solutions that are often tied up in bureaucratic red tape. More than 30 years after lead was banned as a plumbing material by the federal government, lead-based pipes are still carrying water to millions of homes across America, including Chicago which has one of the highest concentrations of lead pipes in the country.
The third episode, "Drilling into California's Water Crisis," focuses on the effects of drought in California. In late November 2022, the U.S. Drought Monitor showed that nearly 85 percent of California was in severe drought conditions or higher. While the current drought conditions have changed, due to recent winter 2023 precipitation, California continues to experience water emergencies throughout the state as resources continue to vary, based on current conditions.
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