PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • October 4, 2021
Amid the COVID pandemic and spike in drug overdoses, a new study reminds us not to lose track of another widespread public health challenge: lead exposure in children. It also reaffirms that above all the root of that toxic problem, among others, is the nationwide lack of affordable housing. Experts say there is no safe level of lead. Its effects are irreversible. There are a million good reasons to build more affordable housing. But none are better than making sure where they live isn’t making our kids sick.