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Schools fail lead tests while many states don’t require testing at all

This report is part of a project on drinking water contamination in the United States produced by the Carnegie-Knight News21 program. WASHINGTON, D.C. – When Ceon Dubose Palmore got thirsty at school, an administrator had to escort the 15-year-old past trash-bag-covered fountains to a faucet two floors down. Like many schools across the country, her […]

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