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August 13, 2019

Water in Newark, NJ, Still Unsafe to Drink
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In Newark, New Jersey officials have started handing out bottled water
after recent tests of the city's water supply showed that it is still
unsafe to drink - some eight months after officials began distributing
water filters to residents to cut levels of lead in the tap. The
Environmental Protection Agency told Newark officials the filters may
not be sufficiently effective, and they should instead hand out bottled
water to residents "as soon as possible." Studies show Newark has some
of the highest levels of lead contamination in the country. The National
Resources Defense Council is suing Newark for violating federal safe
drinking water laws.


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