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Milwaukee families want answers on school lead crisis amid conflicting claims
- As the school year comes to an end, four Milwaukee Public Schools identified with lead paint issues have not yet reopened.
- The contamination led to months of cleanup efforts by the Milwaukee Health Department and district, but federal claims of onsite teams conflict with local statements.
- Health officials confirm a CDC lab employee visited to assist with testing equipment validation, but deny a federal response team is present to address lead hazards.
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr., head of the Department of Health and Human Services, stated that a federal team is assisting with the lead contamination response in Milwaukee, but Mayor Cavalier Johnson disputed this claim, asserting that federal experts have yet to deliver the requested support.
- Families want truth and transparency about federal efforts to address the crisis, with calls for Kennedy to send a federal team if needed rather than making unsupported claims.
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RFK Jr. claims federal ‘team’ is in Milwaukee for school lead crisis; city says there isn’t
Reading Time: 3 minutesSince January, Milwaukee has been dealing with dangerous levels of lead dust in some public schools, resulting in nine school closures.On Tuesday, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a Senate committee there was a federal “team” in the city from the CDC’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program — though the positions were cut in April.“We are continuing to fund the program in Milwaukee, …
What to know about lead service line replacements - Chronicle Media
Though public works and road construction projects present a seasonal nuisance, improving the city’s infrastructure benefits the entire community. This is especially true for Rockford’s ongoing lead water service line replacement program. According to Jamie Rott, water superintendent for Rockford, there is essentially no lead in Rockford’s source water, which comes from deep underground aquifers.... The post What to know about lead service line …
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