You Don’t Have a Right to Safe Drinking Water, US Court Rules – Mother Jones

A Trump-appointed judge also said Americans have no “constitutional right to truthful information” during a public health crisis...

 https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/09/drinking-water-mississippi-lawsuit/ 

Bills advance in state House to increase protections from lead exposure for children

There is no "safe" level of lead in the blood, but one bill would would lower the threshold for "elevated blood lead level" by two thirds, to reflect the national standard. 

Another bill would automatically refer children with elevated blood lead levels to the state's Early On intervention program. And a third bill would require baby food sold in Michigan to be tested for lead and other toxic metals...

 https://www.michiganpublic.org/health/2026-06-08/bills-advance-in-state-house-to-increase-protections-from-lead-exposure-for-children

 

How Leaded Gasoline Changed the Brain of an Entire Generation

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/k3WVIJ0rS5Q

Trump Administration Shifts Guidance for Superfund Lead Cleanup — ProPublica

The Biden administration lowered the guidance for so-called removal management levels to 200 parts per million. 

The Trump administration has said its new guidance, which raised them to 600 parts per million, would speed cleanups by providing clearer direction and streamlining investigations of contaminated sites. But environmental advocates said it only accelerates project completion by cleaning up fewer properties…

https://www.propublica.org/article/omaha-nebraska-lead-superfund-epa-trump 

 

Baldwin Presses RFK, Jr. on Hiding Information from the American Public

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYMth4xUewI

SHOCK MOMENT: Zeldin Zings Schiff: 'I Understand That You Were An Aspiring fiction writer — I see why

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG7HXheftqE

Republicans move to repeal lead limits imposed by Biden-era rules | US news | The Guardian

US government would be prohibited from ever mandating lead pipe replacement or lowering lead limits in water…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/03/republicans-lead-exposure-rules

 

WATCH: Sen. Schiff questions Zeldin about lead contamination in confirmation hearings

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkMvXjSVYJ0

Lead in gasoline tied to millions of excess mental health disorders: study

Exposure to car exhaust from leaded gas, which was phased out in 1996, resulted in anxiety, depression and ADHD symptoms in generations of people, researchers found...

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/lead-gasoline-tied-millions-excess-mental-health-disorders-study-rcna182881

Biden Appeals to North Carolina With Program to Replace Lead Pipes - The New York Times

In a stop in Wilmington, N.C., the president announced $3 billion in new spending to upgrade water systems around the country…

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/02/us/politics/biden-north-carolina-lead-pipes.html

Elevated lead found in six ground cinnamon spice brands, warns FDA - The Washington Post

The agency is advising people to throw away brands of ground cinnamon after tests detected lead contamination…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/03/06/ground-cinnamon-lead-fda/

Biden announces proposal to replace all lead water service lines in US within 10 years - ABC News

More than 9.2 million American households connect to water through lead pipes...

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-announces-proposal-replace-lead-service-lines-us/story

Public schools across the country plagued by high lead levels in drinking water - ABC News

"This is 21st century Jim Crow, 40 miles from New York City," NYCLU Executive Director Donna Lieberman told ABC News, comparing East Ramapo to Flint, a predominantly Black community. 

"What went on in Flint was that people were put at risk," Lieberman said. "What's going on in East Ramapo is that children are being put at risk because they're going to school. And that's comparable. It is not exactly the same, but it is comparable."…

https://abcnews.go.com/US/public-schools-country-plagued-high-lead-levels-drinking/story

Profiting from poison: how the US lead industry knowingly created a water crisis

The lead water crisis facing Chicago and many other US cities today has roots in a nearly century-old campaign to boost the lead industry's sales…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/22/us-lead-industry-history-water-crisis

Revealed: the ‘shocking’ levels of toxic lead in Chicago tap water

Numerous studies have shown that, even at low levels, lead can leave an indelible impact on young children and adults. Once in the blood, lead can cross the blood-brain barrier and affect the nervous system. It has been linked to lower IQ levels, behavioral disorders and worsening performance in reading and math. 

In adults, low levels of lead are associated with kidney problems and increasing blood pressure, which can lead to a host of cardiac effects.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/21/lead-contamination-chicago-tap-water-revealed

Revealed: US cities refusing to replace toxic lead water pipes unless residents pay

…some US cities are now essentially telling residents: pay up for the replacement or get more poison in your water…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jul/20/us-cities-force-residents-pay-thousands-replace-lead-pipes-risk-drinking-toxic-water

Majority of Colorado children under age 6 have lead in their blood - Axios Denver

There's no blood lead level that has been identified as safe in kids, according to the CDC. Even low-level exposures can negatively affect IQ, behavior and academic achievement...

https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2021/11/18/colorado-children-lead-blood-water-pipes

‘We’re losing IQ points’: the lead poisoning crisis unfolding among US children

…"Most American children are exposed to lead, a substance that is not safe at any level," said co-author Dr Harvey Kaufman, a senior medical director at Quest Diagnostics, which led the study. According to the CDC, "[e]ven low levels of lead in blood have been shown to negatively affect a child's intelligence, ability to pay attention, and academic achievement."…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/08/lead-poisoning-crisis-us-children

‘We’ve made history’: Flint water crisis victims to receive $626m settlement

Judge announces compensation plans for tens of thousands of residents affected by one of America's worst public health cases…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/nov/10/weve-made-history-flint-water-crisis-victims-to-receive-626m-settlement

Benton Harbor, Michigan, declares state of emergency due to contaminated water - CNN

…Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who visited the city on Monday, called on the Republican-led legislature to provide an additional $11.4 million to replace the city's pipes, according to a news release from her office…

https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/21/us/benton-harbor-water-state-of-emergency/index.html