Nearly 40% of the US population still drinks water from unsafe systems, and communities of color face an increased risk of exposure to unsafe water, study finds.
without safe drinking water, until 2019 when EPA Director Andrew declared the water safe to drink again.
Keeghan Nelson, 4, gets his blood lead levels tested at Carriage Town Ministries in Flint, Mich., on Feb. 4, 2016, following the declaration of a state of emergency in the city of Flint.Flint is indicative of the larger picture portrayed by the report. Not only are communities with the highest racial, ethnic and language vulnerability more likely to access unsafe drinking water, they are also spending more time out of compliance.
In Newark, residents have long believed that water safety issues are more prevalent in communities of color.
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