A congressional investigative committee found that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention knowingly used flawed data to say that high lead levels in the District's drinking water did not pose a health risk to the public. A look at significant events from the past 10 years:
SOURCE: U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science & Technology Subcommittee on Investigations & Oversight; *Water and Sewer Authority | The Washington Post - May 21, 2010
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Report on lead raises fears Article | Federal and local political leaders, D.C. parents and health advocates reacted Thursday with a mixture of anger and fear to news that a federal agency misled them about the harm that lead in the District's water had caused -- and might still be causing.
Report on lead raises fears Article | Federal and local political leaders, D.C. parents and health advocates reacted Thursday with a mixture of anger and fear to news that a federal agency misled them about the harm that lead in the District's water had caused -- and might still be causing.