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Finding solutions to replace lead water pipes
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Lead pipes have been banned since the 1980s, but millions of residents in Illinois and across the Midwest remain exposed to lead from water lines — and the prospects for equitable and quick remediation for low-income families and people of color could be dimming, a Lee Enterprises examination of public records and interviews shows.
Read the full story here and listen to a conversation with reporter Lauren Cross, who provides additional details about the problem and potential solutions.
About this program
Host Terry Lipshetz is a senior producer for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, he produces the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, co-hosts Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the producer of Across the Sky weather and climate podcast.
Lee Enterprises produces many national, regional and sports podcasts. Learn more here.
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