In Newark, N.J., officials have closed the water lines for 30 schools in the Public Schools system due to the discovery of lead and discoloration. In a Wednesday announcement, New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection and school district are using water from other sources, the Huffington Post reports.

As the Flint, Michigan water crisis finally reaches media prominence, the small town of Sebring, Ohio is facing a similar plight after high levels of lead were found in the drinking water. The town was notified of the danger on Thursday, although an official found high levels of lead in a few homes as far back as June, CBS News […]

The National Guard has been deployed to help distribute water bottles following the lead contamination of Flint, Michigan's drinking water.

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