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Today’s edition · Wednesday, November 4, 2026 · No. 9 · Legal Isn’t Clean

Legal isn’t the same as clean.

The Lead · Long Island, NY · The right to safety

Under the line isn’t lead-free.

Across Nassau and Suffolk, 1,031 of 22,345 school water fixtures tested above New York’s 5 parts per billion lead standard, according to a Newsday report Citizens Campaign for the Environment shared Nov.

Our take, and what you can do
  1. PFAS, the forever chemicals · The right to safety

    Counted as zero.
  2. PFAS, the forever chemicals · The right to redress

    $7.35 billion, nine years.
  3. Data centers and our water · The right to be heard

    Emporia put a limit on the books.

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  8. 08The right to a healthy environment—

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