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Congress probes why, after Washington DC’s water purification sustem was updated, more than twice as many children had high lead blood levels, but the Centers for Disease Control failed to report the fact.
A Congressional investigation found twice as many Washington D.C. children had high blood lead levels during the city’s water crises than the Centers for Disease Control previously reported. The data was used by the agency to reassure city residents that lead leached into drinking water wouldn’t be harmful. Congressman Brad Miller speaks with host Jeff Young about the mistake and what it’s meant for cities across the country.