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Cooper’s Story – why we need the Lead Paint Right to Know Act
“I’ve had to live with multiple side effects from my lead exposure as a babe. Shortly after my lead levels shot up I lost the ability to speak. I have processing issues, short term memory loss, anemia, and asthma. The Gerd and pain in my stomach was so bad that I barely ate and became [labeled as] failure to thrive”
Posted on: May 23, 2024
Citizen Action of New York’s Enoshja Ruffin on Lead Poisoning’s Impact
“My 3-year-old at the time was exposed to lead in my apartment back in 2019. I have had to worry about the effects on her cognitive development, her development as a whole, because we all know that all children who are exposed to lead, a neurotoxin, are at high risk for lowered IQ’s, delays in growth and speech, learning disabilities, organ failure, and even death…”
Posted on: November 22, 2022
