Opinion: California must do more to keep lead out of drinking water
Benton Harbor, Mich., recently became the latest community where persistent lead contamination in drinking water drew national attention. Media attention to this problem is good, but when it’s in another community or neighborhood, too many of us simply shrug. The truth, however, is that such contamination is much more widespread than the few pockets the public hears about. It’s a serious problem here in California.
-Written by Jenn Engstrom, director of California Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG); and Susan Little, senior advocate for the California Government Affairs Environmental Working Group.