Combating Lead Poisoning

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Apr 3, 2019

Christopher Werth, a senior editor for WNYC’s Narrative Unit, joins us to explain what recent laws are being passed in New York City to combat lead poisoning. He and Kai Wright will also discuss The Stakes, a new podcast about social change, produced by the Narrative Unit of WNYC’s newsroom, which launches on April 23.

This segment is guest-hosted by Kai Wright.

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