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This initiative by the ICC to ground the history of Environmental Justice in Newark, while creating resilience through education and powerful messages.
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They wanted to make the waters cleaner and help the enviroment get better.
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The source of resilence was local knowledge and community that wanted to see a difference from companies dumping trash in the water.
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In comparison to other counties, Essex county has the largest number of children above the CDC blood lead level, 5% of Essex county children are affected. They surpassed Passaic County's 3.4%. This risk is more prominent in Essex county than any other group in the state.
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sydne.nanceNewark school's reported that their almost half of buildings have lead in their water. This is creating immense vulnerability in Essex County, and the issue in Newark dates back to about four years ago. This problem also stems from the history of lead-based paint, which was outlawed in 1978, but still can be found in many homes, and poisons children.