The Latest On: Lead
February 15, 2021
| In the News: Northwest Indiana Times
EPA Conducting Five-year Review of Superfund Site in East Chicago
Debbie Chizewer, Managing Attorney, Midwest Office, Earthjustice: "The USS Lead Site is a case study in environmental racism. Governmental officials knew about the lead and arsenic contamination for decades but failed to act, and the low-income, Black and Latinx residents suffered grave harm as a result. President Biden has issued executive orders calling on all federal agencies to promote environmental justice and 'hold polluters accountable.'"
January 27, 2021
| Feature
Quemetco’s Lead Legacy: A Cycle of Injustice and Contamination in Southern California
January 26, 2021
| Report
Quemetco’s Lead Legacy: A Cycle of Injustice and Contamination in Southern California
December 23, 2020
| Press Release
Actualización de Regla de Plomo y Cobre Seguirá Afectando a Menores Hispanos y Afroamericanos
December 21, 2020
| In the News: The Hill
EPA tightens lead dust standards that environmentalists say don’t go far enough
Eve Gartner, Managing Attorney, Toxic Exposure and Health Program, Earthjustice: “How can EPA say this designates a safe level when kids are going to be losing IQ points if they have that level of lead in their homes?”