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8/22/21

Two years after Newark’s water crisis, the city has cleaned up its act



When Newark, New Jersey made headlines in 2019 for a lead water crisis that impacted one in five of its citizens, people saw an echo of Flint, Michigan’s colossal public health crisis. But two years later, Newark has replaced the vast majority of its lead pipes with copper ones—a feat so impressive, an environmental group quickly settled its lawsuit over the crisis with the city. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka joins to discuss mistakes and takeaways from the cleanup effort. Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://to.pbs.org/2KibslG Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6 Follow us: Facebook: https://to.pbs.org/1v8NLn5 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/newshour Instagram: https://bit.ly/2KibtWM Subscribe: PBS NewsHour podcasts: https://to.pbs.org/2v68I6q Newsletters: https://to.pbs.org/2Mdz7W4


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