RI earns a failing grade in new report on lead in schools
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In the US, many schools do not have safe drinking water, despite extensive testing, policy changes, and infrastructure replacement over the last few years.
The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) says it is more than halfway to meeting its goal of removing all public lead service lines, with approximately 6,000 remaining.
Despite testing, policy changes and the replacement of water infrastructure, a new report shows a a massive amount of lead remains in schools.
More than half of all U.S. states are failing to protect schools' drinking water from lead contamination, according to a new report from Environment America.