Lead

New York has more children with elevated blood lead levels than any other state in the nation. And children of color account for more than 80 percent of new cases in children under 6 years old. Children exposed to lead
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The Clean Water, Clean Air, Green Jobs Bond Act
Since moving Uptown from the Dominican Republic at the age of three, I’ve lived within a three block radius of a major highway every time we’ve moved. My parents encouraged me to spend as much time as possible outside, completely
A Park Built Upon Environmental Justice
New York State leads the nation in homes with lead-based paint and childhood lead-poisoning cases. Here in New York City, an average of 2,233 children test positive for elevated blood lead levels each year. And studies show that Black children
Join us for the Lead-Free Kids NY virtual advocacy day on Tuesday, May 10. There is as childhood lead poisoning crisis in New York State, which has more children with elevated blood lead levels than any other state in the

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