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A lot has happened over a short period of time with Pittsburgh’s lead issues. Here’s a quick rundown to help you understand how the city got into this mess:
Pittsburgh Councilwoman Deborah Gross and State Sen. Wayne D. Fontana, D-Allegheny, are introducing new initiatives to fight the city's lead problem
We hear it again and again: Pittsburgh has a lead problem. There are many unknowns regarding how it will be fixed. We’re told authorities are doing what they can. But are they?
PublicSource filed open record requests with Pittsburgh Public Schools and the 10 Allegheny County school districts to determine which districts are testing for environmental toxins, how often, and what steps they’re taking to correct problems.
A recent round of state-mandated testing revealed the water in 17 of the 100 Pittsburgh homes tested had a lead level exceeding a federal standard. The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority [PWSA] now must devise a plan to replace lead service lines connecting to some city homes.
The results are in: Lead levels in city drinking water have exceeded a federal limit.
Major cities like Philadelphia and more than 30 others have been administering lead tests using faulty methodologies that could obscure a serious lead problem, according to The Guardian.
The lead crisis in Flint, Mich., raised national alarm about exposure to the poisonous metal, and while it is not nearly as imminent, there is cause for concern in the Pittsburgh area.