Alarming Levels of Lead in Water and Soil From Buried Cables

Telecom companies have abandoned miles of lead-covered cables that are leaching lead into the soil and water. Protect yourself and your family from multigenerational impacts.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• A Wall Street Journal (WSJ) investigation revealed a network of lead-covered cables across the U.S. leaching the heavy metal into the soil and water and raising lead levels well above EPA standards; roughly 330 are in a "source water protection area" designated for drinking water

• Originally installed by Bell Systems, the company was divi…