Lead pipe problem worst in Chicago’s majority Black and Latino neighborhoods
WBEZ News · WBEZ Chicago
August 29, 20254m 58s
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Show Notes
It’s no secret Chicago has a lead pipe problem:
It’s got the most lead service lines of any city in the country. And those pipes can leach toxic lead into our drinking water.
But there hasn’t been a way for people to see if their home has a lead pipe, which neighborhoods have the most, and who’s most affected.
Until now.
We mapped it ALL out.
WBEZ’s Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco has more.
HOST: DIXON