Who or what could be pushing the featuring of lead issues on crime shows such as "Law & Order: SVU" and "CSI: NY?" I asked Sue Gunderson, Executive Director of CLEARCorps, if she could opine. Here are her musings on that and more.
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Sue Gunderson, CLEARCorps, on the record:
"As for your question about who or what could be pushing the featuring of lead issues on popular crime shows, Jane, I'm also curious. A guess would be that TV shows are picking up on lead because of the continuing national news about both the toys/CPSC fiasco and the announcement of by the CDC that elevated levels in the blood are down to 1.4%.
"On other fronts, there was a big lead awareness day in Wisconsin to advocate a tax on paint. Iowa and Maine are also moving in the same direction. I therefore conclude that some advocates for lead safety who had previously supported litigation against the paint companies have given up on that option.
"But that strategy hurts both the paint manufacturers and the consumer. A better approach would be a national one which factors in all possible sources of elevated levels of lead in the blood and goes on from there in figuring out funding to diagnose, treat, and prevent this childhood illness. That would provide a unified solution instead of the fragmented one that exists."
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CLEARCorps was awarded the contract to oversee lead remediation in the low-income neighborhoods of Providence, Rhode Island. Contributions to nonprofit CLEARCorps are tax-deductible.
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