Addressing Lead in Allegheny County Kids
Sign the petition! Join us by signing onto a letter urging area healthcare providers and government agencies to do more to address ongoing lead problems in Allegheny County.
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There are over 1,000 identified Environmental Justice areas throughout Pennsylvania. Clean Water Action is working to ensure that all Pennsylvanians, especially those that have typically been disenfranchised and/or disproportionally burden with adverse environmental impacts are meaningfully involved in decisions that shape a healthy environment in which to live, learn and work.
Demand Stronger Controls for Clairton Coke Works
Together, we can shape a healthier and cleaner future for Allegheny County. Weigh in on the comment period TODAY!
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Take Action on EPA’s Coke Ovens Air Toxics Standards
While we appreciate the EPA taking action to ensure fence line monitoring for benzene, we need you to weigh in TODAY to make sure residents' health is taken into consideration.
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Lead Hazard Awareness Project: Lead in Consumer Products
Items that contain lead include candy, folk and traditional medications, ceramic dinnerware, children’s jewelry, clothing ornaments, children’s toys, key chains and other metallic or painted objects.
Lead Hazard Awareness Project: Fighting Lead-contaminated Soil and Dust
Philadelphia’s smelters are shut down, and cars no longer run on leaded gasoline. But the lead they released still clings to the soil surface, along with flakes of exterior lead paint. The result: lead is in the dirt that sticks to shoes and hands after work or play in bare soil.
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Lead Hazard Awareness Project: Lead in Paint
If your home was built before 1978, especially before 1960, it is very likely to have lead paint. Undisturbed paint with a smooth surface is not considered dangerous, and most lead paint has been covered with many layers of non-leaded paint. However, if the layered paint is loosened by water damage or pitted by the scrapes and dents of daily living, the old lead layers may become uncovered.
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