Lead

August 31, 2020 | Article

A Guide for Protecting Our Children from Lead Poisoning

Earthjustice's Better Lead Policy toolkit offers three key practices for eliminating lead poisoning hazards before children are harmed.

July 1, 2020 | In the News: Chemical & Engineering News

New U.S. Limit on Lead Dust Not What The Doctor Ordered

Jonathan Smith, Attorney, Earthjustice: “EPA’s own modeling shows that a child in a house that meets the new standard will have a 9.8% chance of posting a blood lead level over 5 ug/dL and consequently up to a 32% chance of losing two or more IQ points.”

May 12, 2020 | In the News: Grist

EPA settlements are supposed to hold polluters accountable. Will coronavirus get them off the hook?

Debbie Chizewer, Managing Attorney, Midwest Office, Earthjustice: “The idea of delaying lead abatement is concerning because people are spending more time at home, so they’re getting more exposure [to lead].”

May 5, 2020 | Letter

Letter: A Call to Preserve Funding for New York City’s Child Lead Poisoning Prevention Programs

While New York City has made great strides over the years in reducing childhood lead poisoning, this battle is far from won, and we, the signers, are concerned that the potential reduction of the City’s programs pertaining to lead poisoning prevention could lead to a drop of established safety measures and testing.

August 1, 2019 | Press Release

Grupos Entablan Demanda Contra Una Defectuosa Regla Sobre el Peligro de Plomo

Ningún nivel de exposición al plomo es seguro para los niños y niñas

August 1, 2019 | Press Release

Groups Sue Over Botched Lead Hazard Rule

No level of lead exposure is safe for children

August 1, 2019 | Legal Document

Complaint: Lead Dust Standards

Community organizations sued Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency for failing to establish protective lead hazard standards for older housing and child-occupied facilities, such as schools and daycares. The lead hazard standards updated in June 2019 determine whether lead in homes, child-care facilities, and surrounding soil poses a risk. But the standards the Trump administration unveiled are too lax to protect families. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of A Community Voice, California Communities Against Toxics, Healthy Homes Collaborative, New Jersey Citizen Action, New York City Coalition to End Lead Poisoning, WE ACT for Environmental Justice, the Sierra Club, and United Parents Against Lead.

July 8, 2019 | In the News: Patch

Essex County Trash Incinerator Unfairly Burdens Poor, Critics Say

Jonathan Smith, Attorney, Northeast Office, Earthjustice: “Right now, the facility is operating under pollution standards that are over 20-years-old. The incinerator emits more lead into air than any other incinerator in the country, and is one of the top lead emitters in New Jersey for all types of facilities.”

November 20, 2018 | In the News: Power Thread

Meagan Burton on Social Change within the Legal System

An interview with Meagan Burton, attorney in Earthjustice's Northeast Regional Office

November 15, 2018 | Press Release

Newark Youth March on Covanta, Trash-Burning Incinerator Masquerading As “Energy Plant”

Covanta violates pollution permits, threatens public health — all while nabbing incentives intended for clean energy

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