Memphis & Shelby County Lead Safe Collaborative

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Hey friends & family! Summer’s approaching! Share! Share! Share! Help us in our mission of serving nutrient rich meals to the kiddos while school’s out! If you live in a community that should be served directly, please reach out to our team! There are many sponsors who could ensure the children have access to meals this summer if you’re not in our service area! Spread the word! ☀️🍎🍊🍉🍇🥝🌽🥦🥒🍗🍝🥨🧃🥛please use this link to sign up.

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This Toxic Metal is Still Contaminating Our Drinking Water. Is Change Coming? Lead-contaminated water continues to plague many U.S. cities and rural areas alike, but a renewed focus by the federal government and state-based efforts offer hope for finally dealing with this nationwide crisis.

'This is a real poison': How lead exposure is killing Memphis families For the past quarter century, Anita Tate has been working to raise awareness of the hazards of lead in Shelby County homes. “This is a poison," she said. "It is destroying our children.”

One step closer to get lead out of our drinking water We need tougher rules to keep lead out of our drinking water.

This is for those that believe in MLGW. I don’t and if you want more info about about Lead in our water please check out our website gettheleadoutmemphis.org. Peace and love family stay safe.

Memphis Mayor to King’s widow in 1969: “Best wishes” Day 3 of inspecting segregationist Memphis Mayor Henry Loeb’s papers. Today I came across the letter he sent Coretta Scott King two weeks before the first anniversary of her husband’s assassination…

Activists in South Memphis share safety concerns regarding lead pipes A group of concerned citizens went door-to-door to create awareness about lead testing options available for free through MLGW.

Calling on all youth, youth advocates, GenZ, and millennials to make our voices heard regarding the Lead & Copper Rule Improvements. Take less than 60 seconds to submit your comment on or before 2/5/24: https://bit.ly/epaLCRIcomment.

Board of Light, Gas and Water Commissioners
Board Meeting
Board Room
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
8:30 AM

Video Outline - MLGW

Next Month Jan 16th 2024, The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is hosting a public hearing to receive public comment on the proposed Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA).

Register at bit.ly/lcrihearing24

The last day to register to speak at the hearing will be January 9, 2024

Participants will have an opportunity to provide public comment orally during the virtual hearing and should indicate their interest when registering.

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On the World Health Organization's list of 10 chemicals of major public health concern, lead is a familiar villain. The toxic metal contaminates air, soil, water and food, and builds up inside bodies over time.

A new study says the global toll of lead exposure is even worse than we thought A new study finds that 5.5 million adults worldwide died in 2019 from cardiovascular disease attributable to lead exposure, more than six times higher than a previous estimate.

These reports makes it clear that lead in the water is playing a key role in exposure to infants and toddlers drinking low level lead exposure. We must do a better job of letting City, County officials along with the community know the danger that exist. In our community lead elimination plan this was one of the four goals identified in making our city lead safe. -Chet Kibble

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From Chet Kibble

Government Report Finds No Safe Level of Fluoride in Water; Fluoridation Policy Threatened /PRNewswire/ -- A court order has led to the National Toxicology Program (NTP) releasing a finalized systematic review of fluoride's neurotoxicity that was...

This petition will be presented to MLGW, Memphis City Council, and Mayor Jim Strickland.

Sign the Petition MLGW, let’s get into the 21st Century with better Communication & Reliability!

MLGW Water Services map (check your address: a black dot means lead pipes, green dot means lead-free, yellow dot means unknown):

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Community Lead & Copper pdf.pdf

Revealed: A third of world’s children poisoned by lead, UNICEF analysis finds Lead poisoning is affecting children on a “massive and previously unknown scale”, according to a ground-breaking new study launched on Thursday by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and international non-profit organization focused on pollution issues, Pure Earth

WATCH: MSCS board member pushes for improvements to school water WATCH: MSCS board member pushes for improvements to school water