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Lead On: “Sad, but all too predictable”

On the third and final episode of Lead On: Trump’s EPA, 2020 water testing and a new city law. We look at the Lead and Copper Rule’s future and where Evanston is going from here. KALEN LUCIANO: Last time on Lead On: HELEN BINNS: It’s really across the lifespan that we’re worried about lead. For...

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