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Schools, Health and Community Groups Call for Legislation to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water

“Western Center is proud to support AB 100, which would reduce Californians’ daily exposure to lead, a harmful neurotoxin that silently and disproportionately affects low-income families, including families of color,” said Linda Nguy, an advocate from the Western Center on Law and Poverty Policy. “We know that even small amounts of lead results in intellectual deficits, behavioral and learning problems, and slow growth that is irreversible.”

Schools, Health and Community Groups Call for Legislation to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water