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This gives the companies a bad rap and the communities near the chemical harm.

The news and social media gave information about the up coming strom, Hurricane Sandy. They wanted to make sure that people who were clos to danger had to move away and find a safe house or shelter. 

This article brings Newark’s water contamination problem up, specifically the amount of lead found in recent studies. Newark’s water was found to have three times the amount of acceptable lead in its tap water, but no specific locations were give as to what places are being affected by this contamination. Newarks Water Department will be required to take actions such as testing public school water supplies, changing lead pipe lines, and maintaining more accurate maintainence schedules and records. By holding people accountable, Newark is changing its vulnerability towards water contamination 

Putting houses up high and making pits deep enough to slow thw water down not damage the house. Houses on higher ground or built higher can lessen the damage costs and repairs to less money. 

NJ Transit as kind enough to stay open for people to be transported safely from danger. 

seeing that dump trucks and more are being transferred the newark as a dumping ground. This causes a lot ofharmful chemicals to appear. 

After the storm, In Newark, people from different communities helped out to rebuild their city and improve it to make sure that the next strom will not do any more damage. 

After the storm, transportation was little to no opporational when it comes to families trying to get somewhere safe.  

The source of resilence was local knowledge and community that wanted to see a difference from companies dumping trash in the water. 

The presented artifact talks about the pollution management in the Passaic River. The water body has been contaminated from previous manufacaturing companies that would dump toxic material into the river. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, "two cleanups of the river have been completed." However, the plan on a third cleanup was created in March of 2016. The state is looking into getting residents back to the river through park creation, education and cultural events which I find great, but a concern of mine is what if the water isn't safe enough? These things have to be taken into consideration because human lives are at stake.