New Yorkers To U.S. Rep. Lawler: Protect Families from Toxic Lead Pipes, Oppose Congressional Rollbacks

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New Yorkers To U.S. Rep. Lawler: Protect Families from Toxic Lead Pipes, Oppose Congressional Rollbacks

Mahopac, NY — A broad coalition of New Yorkers, including local elected officials and representatives from groups such as Food & Water Watch, United for Clean Energy, Grassroots Environmental Education and the Peekskill Area NAACP, rallied at Rep. Mike Lawler’s Mahopac office in support of a federal rule requiring the replacement of aging lead water pipes that continue to poison millions of Americans. Lead is a known neurotoxin that can cause se…